26 July 2026

National Industrial Court

ASUU

Court to Rule on Unical-ASUU Dues Dispute December 2

The National Industrial Court sitting in Calabar has fixed December 2 for ruling on an application seeking to halt the remittance of check-off dues from the University of Calabar (Unical) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to its national body. Justice Sanusi Kado set the date after hearing arguments in the suit

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Universities

Explained: Why FUPRE Does not Recognise PENGASSAN, NUPENG

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) has maintained its position on not recognising the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) as staff unions within the institution. Established in March 2007, FUPRE is Africa’s first petroleum university and the

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Universities

Court Orders UNILAG to Reinstate Sacked Law Lecturer

The National Industrial Court in Lagos has ordered the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to reinstate Bamisaye Olawale Olutola, an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Public Law, whose appointment was terminated in July 2021. Justice Ikechi Gerald Nweneka, in a judgment delivered on July 17, 2025, ruled that Olutola’s employment remains valid and that the

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