Federal Government Breaks ASUU, Registers Two New Academic Unions

The Nigerian government has granted registration certificates to two more university academic unions. The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) and the Congress of Nigerian University Academics are the two organisations (CONUA). On Tuesday, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, presented certificates of registration to both unions at the ministry. The move is the government’s latest attempt to bring the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to its knees over the nearly eight-month-long strike. “These associations will coexist with ASUU in Nigerian universities,” Mr Ngige said, citing an ILO convention. He cautioned newly registered academic

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