Protesting students will shut down the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday.

The National Association of Nigerian Students, South-West Zone, announced on Monday that it would begin protests on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Sagamu Interchange) over the Academic Staff Union of Universities' ongoing strike.

Meanwhile, The Dopeexclusive reports that the National Industrial Court may reassign the case between the Federal Government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities to another judge.

A source told The Dope exclusively on Monday that the judge who presided over the case on Monday, Polycap Hamman, is on vacation.

"Because Justice Polycap Hamman is on leave, the case will be reassigned to another judge for adjudication," a source at the court told our correspondent in Abuja.

Meanwhile, the case, which was filed by Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige, has been postponed until Friday.

According to Dopeexclusive, the suit filed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, against the Academic Staff Union of Universities has been postponed.

The Federal Government had requested that the court order ASUU to end its seven-month strike.

When the case came up for hearing on Monday, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), a human rights activist and lawyer, informed the court that he was representing the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and that he had filed a suit on the same subject matter before the same court.

He also stated that SERAP is the claimant in the suit NICN/ABJ/269/2022, with the Federal Government as the defendant.

 

Instead of multiple suits on the same matter before the same court, he requested that the existing suit be consolidated and SERAP be added as a defendant.

Mr. T.A Gazali (SAN), counsel for the claimant, responded by saying the application, adding that there was no need for SERAP to pray to be joined in a suit orally in a matter that did not have its name on the cause list.

Mr. Femi Falana, counsel for ASUU (SAN), urged the court to adjourn the case so that both lawyers could file their papers and then return at a later date after responding to the claimant's process.

The judge adjourned the matter till Friday for further mention.

He also ruled that SERAP’s application to be joined in the suit was premature.

 

Students plan protest

Meanwhile, the National Association of Nigerian Students' South West Zone announced the start of a protest on the Lagos-Sagamu Expressway on Monday.

According to the organization, the protest was organized in response to the ongoing ASUU strike. The association’s position was contained in a statement by its coordinator, Adegboye Olatunji.

"Since the beginning of this administration, we have seen how little money has been allocated to the educational sector." Based on the foregoing, we declare a protest against the ongoing ASUU strike, which has hampered the academic progress of Nigerian students for the past six months. In addition, we vote no confidence in the Ministers of Labour, Chris Ngige, and Education, Adamu Adamu.

"The protest will continue until the strike action is resolved." Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Sagamu Interchange) is the point of convergence."

ASUU criticizes Lalong

The Plateau State University Chapter of ASUU has also criticized the state government's plan to implement a no-work, no-pay policy against its members, who are currently on strike as a result of the union's national secretariat's industrial action.