Tag: NUC

NUC: Teachers Still Yet to Enjoy the N30,000 Minimum Wage

10Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, Nigeria

NUC: Teachers Still Yet to Enjoy the N30,000 Minimum Wage

Teachers across 15 states are yet to enjoy the N30,000 minimum wage increase since President Muhammadu Buhari signed the National Minimum Wage Act into law. The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) says teachers in states such as Abia, Bayelsa, Delta, Enugu, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Gombe, Niger, Borno, Sokoto, Anambra, Imo, Benue, Taraba, and Zamfara are yet to enjoy the agreed minimum wage even after the third year of the Act being passed into law. See Also: ASUU Calls On NASS To Pass The Bill To Amend NUC Act According to the union, only 15 states which are Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kwara, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers State including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are paying the implemented minimum wage to primary and secondary school...

ASUU Strike: Union Extends Lingering Strike by Four Weeks

2Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Union Extends Lingering Strike by Four Weeks

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has decided to extend the lingering strike by four weeks after just concluding the previous five months' strike. The Union first declared the closure of public universities on February 14, 2022, because of the failure of the Federal Government to fulfill the Memorandum of Action (MOA) agreed upon by the two parties in 2020. See Also: ASUU Strike: I Will Sack All Kaduna Lecturers, I Swear T God – El-Rufai Speaking on the new development, The National President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke said the Union decided to give the Federal Government time to resolve the issues between both parties. In a statement by the Union’s President, he said: “Following extensive deliberations and taking cognisance of Government’s past failu...

NUC Orders UI Governing Council to Appoint Acting VC

28Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

NUC Orders UI Governing Council to Appoint Acting VC

Following the expiration of the tenure of the Vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI), National Universities Commission (NUC) has directed the Governing Council of varsity to appoint an Acting Vice-Chancellor to take over on November 30, 2020. The order became imperative following the deadlock in the appointment of a new VC to replace Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka, whose tenure expires on 30 November. Professor Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary of NUC, in a letter dated 27th November 2020 and addressed to the Pro-Chancellor of the University, said the appointment of an acting vice-chancellor was to avoid a vacuum in the administration of the university. The letter which was signed by Dr Suleiman Ramon-Yusuf, Deputy Executive Secretary, Academics on behalf of the Execu...

Exclusive: NUC Board Appoints Mayaki as Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration

14Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Nigeria

Exclusive: NUC Board Appoints Mayaki as Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration

Mr. Chris Jibreel Maiyaki has been appointed Deputy Executive Secretary (DES), Administration, by the Board of the National Universities Commission (NUC) chaired by Emeritus Professor Ayo Banjo, sequel to his nomination by the Executive Secretary, NUC, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, mni, MFR, FNAL. His appointment took effect from 1st October, 2020. In his letter of appointment dated 29th September, 2020, the Executive Secretary said the appointment is in recognition of his performance, loyalty, commitment to duty and high sense of responsibility. Until his elevation, he was the Director, Executive Secretary’s Office (DESO), where he was deployed in 2017 by Professor Rasheed, where he ran his immediate office as well as the NUC Board Secretariat. Mr. Maiyaki graduated, with a B...