Some of the students in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt , the Rivers State capital Friday appealed to the Federal Government to meet at least 50 per cent of ASUU demands to end the strike.
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ASUU has been on strike since February and all efforts to make lecturers return to the classrooms have not yielded results.
The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, made the call in his contributions to the report of the Director-General, International Labour Organisation, during the 110th International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
Afufu said that education is a right of every Nigerian and should not be trivialised by the government and elite in society.
Ayo, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ota, Ogun, said quality research would ensure remarkable progress in the country.
A particularly striking one was the lamentation of a lady that claimed to have spent two years on 100 Level. According to her, she wasted one year during Covid and now this strike. As of today, these students have spent 104 days out of about 270 days in a session, which include semester breaks. The days are still counting as ASUU has insisted on continuing with the strike with no serious step being taken by the Federal Government to end it.
Osodeke made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Ota, Ogun State.
The parents made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Enugu.
The COEASU gave the ultimatum in a statement made available to our correspondent on Wednesday by the National Vice President and Southwest Zonal Coordinator of COEASU, Olusegun Lana.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said that this was aimed at resolving the lingering crisis in the sector.
NANS South West Zone Coordinator, Adegboye Olatunji, made this known in Abuja Monday, at a protest to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Secretariat in solidarity with Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun to run for second term.
The elder statesman, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said Adamu was in a better position to arrive at a reasonable agreement with ASUU.
The Chairman Planning Committee, Mohammed Buari, and Samsudeen Adenopo, Public Relations Officer, disclosed this.
The protesters mounted barricades on two lanes of the Ife/Ilesha/ Akure expressway.
The students had gone out for a second-day protest in the state over the lingering strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
This is contained in a statement issued by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Adesoji Ademola, on Monday.
The students on a joint protest are from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye; Tai Solarin University of Education, and the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, all in Ogun State.
The action of the students forced many motorists and travellers to be stranded.
ASUU had on February 14, 2022, commenced a four-week industrial action before announcing a roll-over on March 14 for another two months which was later extended by 12 weeks on May 7 with a great threat of mother of all strike should the government fail to implement the letter in the renegotiated agreement made with the union in 2020. This threat resurrected and resonated series of protest growing across the country.
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja Friday by the Head, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry Olajide Oshundun,.