As the strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) enters its third day, academic activities at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in the Edo state capital have been paralysed. *Uniben Newsmen who monitored the compliance level and the effect of the strike on lecturers and students in Benin on Wednesday observed that the institution was unusually empty, as only a few persons were around the campus. The institution’s ASUU chairman, Prof Julius Iyasele, who spoke with newsmen, said that government’s insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians and public tertiary institutions in the country prompted the strike. Labour strike: Dana Air to reschedule passengers Iyasele disclosed that other reasons for the strike were the under-development of tertiary institutions, the revitalisation of the country’s education system, insecurity in the country, as well as the non-implementation of a previous agreement reached between the union and the federal g...