BUK Suspends Undergraduate Exams Over NLC Strike

The management of the Bayero University Kano (BUK) has suspended all ongoing school activities, including its ongoing First Semester Undergraduate examinations.

Naija News reports that the announcement was contained in a statement signed and issued by the university’s Acting Registrar, Amina Abdullahi, stating that all other academic activities for the 2022/2023 academic session are temporarily on hold due to the nationwide strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).

The University Management has directed all students to remain calm and await further directives.

“It should be noted that the ongoing examinations are halfway through, and as soon as the strike is over, the examinations will continue,” the statement added.

ASUU Joins NLC Nationwide Strike

Earlier, some affiliates of Organised Labour have indicated their intention to join the nationwide strike starting Monday midnight.

In a circular to its zonal coordinators and chairpersons, signed by its President, Emmanuel Osodeke, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) directed its members to join the nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria.

ASUU stated that it decided to join the strike to protect the interest of Nigerian workers and the union’s leadership.

The circular reads, “As an affiliate of NLC, all members of our union are hereby directed to join this action of NLC to protect the interest of Nigerian workers and the leadership of the union.

“Zonal coordinators and branch chairpersons should immediately mobilise our members to participate in the action.”