ACADEMIC activities in Edo State-owned tertiary institutions were yesterday grounded as both academic and non-academic members of staff began a seven-day strike. They said the strike was aimed at pressurising the state government to pay their 16 months salary arrears owned members of staff of the institutions arising from differential in the implementation of salary structure of CONPCASS and CONTEDISS from July 2009 to October 2010. The affected institutions are College of http://secret2020.com/schools-begin-warning-strike-in-edo/