The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Kaduna State chapter, has disclosed that bandits have killed about 10 teachers and abducted about 50 others in the State.

The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) on Wednesday urged vice-chancellors of public universities to re-open the institutions for academic activities to resume.

The lawyers for the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Thursday, told the Court of Appeal that both parties could not resolve the eight months old strike, despite the out-of-court settlement as advised by the Appellate Court.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it is waiting for its lawyers for professional advice, following the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) order restraining it from continuing with strike.

The Nigerian Government has begun the process of deregistering the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

The Federal Government says it will continue to negotiate with ASUU in spite of Wednesday’s court ruling restraining the union from continuing with its seventh month strike.

The House of Representatives has concluded its meetings with stakeholders over the lingering crisis between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, saying its recommendations would soon be presented to President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), is to conduct a supplementary UTME on Sept.24, for 67 candidates who registered but were unable to take the exam due to unforeseen circumstances.

The Federal Government has ordered Vice-Chancellors in universities to re-open schools and to allow students to resume lectures.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday advised the Committee of Pro-chancellors of State Owned Universities in Nigeria (COPSON) to stop playing to the gallery.

 In a bid to engage the senior citizens and make them more productive, The University of Third Age Nigeria (U3A), an online non-conventional university, was on Saturday evening launched in Nigeria.

The President, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke has said that the union is willing to end its seven-month-old strike.

 The Vice Chancellor (VC), Salem University Lokoja, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, has called on the Federal Government to allow private universities to benefit from TETfund for the attainment of desired educational development in the country.

The Sustainable Peace Team, set up by the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has called for an executive action by the Federal Government to propose to the National Assembly its decision on improved funding to address ASUU/FG impasse.

Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, a human resource expert, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to obey the judgment of the National Industrial Court.

National youth leader of the Labour Party (LP) Comrade (Engr.) Eragbe Anslem has said the party's presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, who would prioritize education for the attainment of high literacy level nationwide.