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SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM ASUU seeks bill to regulate foreign education for public officers’ children The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have called for a bill to regulate how children of public officers enroll in schools outside the shores of Nigeria. Prof. Kingdom Tombra, Chairman of the University of Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island chapter of the union, made this known at the solidarity protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday in Yenagoa. ADVERTISEMENT The NLC embarked on the nationwide protest in solidarity with the ASUU and other affiliate unions over the lingering industrial action in public universities in Nigeria. ADVERTISEMENT “If this is done, it will build a better society by developing formidable educational institutions and improve funding of the university system in Nigeria. ADVERTISEMENT “Th

SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM ASUU: Power sector, transport workers, others may shut down as NLC begins protest Following the prolonged industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and some other unions will begin a nationwide protest today (Tuesday). ADVERTISEMENT SGTeam recalls that university lecturers on February 14, 2022, shut down public universities over the inability of the Federal Government to implement agreements the two parties entered into in previous years. ADVERTISEMENT Despite negotiations and interventions by concerned citizens, the FG and the ASUU are yet to settle their differences after nearly 6 months. ADVERTISEMENT The NLC had alerted Nigerians that July 26 and 27 would be National Days of Protest across the country to force the FG and the striking lecturers to resolve their i