FG DIRECTS CONUA, NAMDA TO COMMENCE TEACHING IMMEDIATELY

The Federal Government, through the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, said it had registered two new unions of lecturers. 

The two unions: Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) and Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA), Ngige said, were registered after due consideration following series of letters written to the Ministry of Labour and Employment by the lecturers who made up the two new unions. 

He said the lecturers had in the letters complained of ASUU’s maltreatment and further declared their interest to break away from their parent union. 

To the newly registered unions, Ngige asked them to resume academic activities in the universities without further delay. 

He went on to warn the unions not to interfere in government business in the running of the universities.