Education

ASUU Gives FG 14-Day Ultimatum on Pending Issues

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to resolve several lingering issues. ASUU is seeking the conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s Draft Agreement of 2021, as well as Continue Reading

Education

Strike: ASUU, FG Meeting Rescheduled till Wednesday

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The proposed meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities initially scheduled for Monday (today), has been postponed. According to Reports, ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, confirmed that the meeting which was previously announced by the Minister of Education on Friday will no longer hold. Although no reason was given for the […]Continue Reading

Education

Honour 2020 ASUU-FG Agreement – Prof. Akinwole charges FG

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By Olawale Asake The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called on the Federal Government to honour its demand of 2020 ASUU-FGN Memorandum of Action, MoA, which stressed the need to review the Nigerian Universities Commission, NUC Act to make the commission more potent in addressing the excessive establishment of universities in Nigeria. Chairman of […]Continue Reading

Education

ASUU Issues Warning to FG over Promotion Arrears

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, following a National Executive Council meeting held at the University of Maiduguri has asked the Federal Government through the office of the Accountant General of the Federation to release outstanding promotion arrears owed its members in the interest of industrial peace and harmony in Nigerian universities. The ASUU […]Continue Reading

Labour

Let Masses Breath, NLC to Tinubu

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By Adenitan Akinola  The Osun State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Coalition of Civil Societies in Osun State protested the removal of fuel subsidy and the economy hardship Nigerians have been subjected to. The protest which began at the Freedom Park Osogbo moved to the Olaiya flyover where members of the Academic […]Continue Reading

Education

NANS Decries Tuition Hike, Threatens Protest

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The National Association of Nigerian Students has condemned the planned increment of school fees by tertiary institutions in the country. In a statement signed by the National PRO, Giwa Temitope and released on Saturday, NANS declared that the government’s action is “insensitive” and “embarrassing”. The association also stressed that the government has what it takes […]Continue Reading

Labour

NLC Notifies ASUU, JUSUN, Other Affiliates ahead of Strike

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The Nigeria Labour Congress has written all its 43 affiliate unions to mobilise for a scheduled industrial action primed to begin on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, The PUNCH reports. The strike follows the increment in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit. Some of the affiliates of the NLC include – the Academic Staff Union […]Continue Reading

Education

ASUU Rejects Plans to Increase Tuition in Public University

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) opposes plans by the government to raise the tuition costs associated with receiving a university education. According to ASUU, this move could put higher education out of reach for economically disadvantaged students. The Union also expressed concern about what it calls “the government’s systematic withdrawal from funding Continue Reading

Lifestyle

FG needs to address its issues with ASUU – Dr Ajala

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To prevent a repeat of the protracted industrial action by the federal university lecturers, the federal government has been admonished to urgently address lingering issues with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Outgoing international president of Ibadan Varsity Christian Union Alumni Fellowship, IVCUAF, Dr Emmanuel Ajala stated this while Continue Reading

Education

ASUU! STRIKE!! SALARY!!!

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Listen to Mid-week Cruise on The Southwest Network of Radio at 9:00 am today on Ibadan Premier 93.5fm, Akure Positive 102.5fm, Ilesa Gold 95.5fm, Abeokuta Paramount 94.5fm, Ado Ekiti Progress 100.5fm, Or watch & listen live, On Facebook – Premier fm93.5. Taiwo Akinola Subscribe to our Telegram Channel and join our Whatsapp Update GroupContinue Reading

Education

Reactions Trail Suspension of Strike by ASUU

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Some students and business operators at the University of Ibadan have reacted to the eight monthly strikes suspended by the University striking lecturers. A Master Student of Microbiology, Ridwan Adeagbo, 500 Level Student of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, Dorcas Kayode and a 600 Level student of Veterinary Medicine, Joshua Akinniyi said the strike should […]Continue Reading

Education

Relief for Students as ASUU Suspends Strike

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its eight-month-old strike. The decision was taken at the end of its National Executive Council meeting, NEC held at ASUU national secretariat in Abuja . ASUU Chairman, University of Abuja chapter, Professor Kasim Umar who confirmed the suspension to our correspondent said the Union’s president, Professor Continue Reading

Education

ASUU’s NEC Determines Decision at Branch Level – UI Chairman

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Nigerians have been baring their mind on the assurance by the Speaker, the Federal House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila and the National President, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU that the lingering strike would come to an end within days. The assurance followed recent intervention by the Lower Chamber on the crises and […]Continue Reading

Education

Resume Work Immediately, Appeal Court Tells ASUU

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The court of appeal in Abuja has ordered the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off its industrial strike action and to return to work immediately.  The appellate court gave the order in a ruling on an application filed by the ASUU seeking permission for it to appeal against the […]Continue Reading

Education

ASUU Strike: Citizens Lament Grounded Businesses, Academic Activities

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One of the items of the sustainable development goals is access to quality education. In Nigeria at present however , over  7 months ASUU strike has destabilized the school’s academic calendar and also crippled business activities around varsities. The 7months plus strike did not only affect business activities, academic calendar has been destabilized for the Continue Reading

Education

FG Withdraws Order to Re-open Varsities

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The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC), on Monday afternoon withdrew a circular directing the reopening of federal public universities. The directive was given to Vice-Chancellors, Pro-Chancellors and Governing Councils to re-open Federal Universities. The government had in a circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 addressed to all Continue Reading

Education

FG to VCs: Reopen Schools

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The Federal Government has ordered the vice-chancellors of universities to re-open schools and allow students resume lectures. The Academic Staff Union of Universities has been on strike for about seven months now. Recall that the federal government went to court to challenge the action of the association. Last week the national industrial court through Polycarp […]Continue Reading

Politics

NIG@62: There is hope for the country – Makinde

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The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde said Nigerians should cast their votes in defence of good governance during the forthcoming general elections in 2023. Governor Makinde, who stated this while speaking at the Special thanksgiving church service to commemorate Nigeria’s 62nd Independence anniversary, held at the Cathedral of St. Peters, Aremo, Ibadan, said that […]Continue Reading

Education

Students Ground Lagos Airports over ASUU Strike

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Vehicular movement is at a stand-still at both the local and international airports in Lagos as the National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS protest the continued stay at home of students due to the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU strike. All the access roads into the airports have been condoned off by the students […]Continue Reading

Education

FG’s Suit against ASUU Adjourned till Friday

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The suit against the Academic Staff Union of Universities which was filed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has been adjourned, The matter came up before Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja. The Federal Government on Monday urged the National Industrial Court to order ASUU to […]Continue Reading

Education

Strike: ASUU’s NEC to Meet by 4PM

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The National Executive Council, NEC, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU will commence its meeting by 4pm Today. The NEC is the highest decision-making body of ASUU. The outcome of the NEC meeting will determine whether ASUU will call off its strike which began on Monday, February 14, 2022. A member of the […]Continue Reading

Education

Gov. Abiodun Inaugurates Boards for State-Owned Tertiary Institutions

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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has inaugurated the chairmen of the governing councils of the state-owned tertiary institutions with an appeal to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to find a lasting solution to the protracted strike by the university lecturers. Inaugurating the Governing Councils and Members of the Library Continue Reading

Education

578-Day Strikes: Angry Lecturers Dumping Varsities- ASUU President

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Academic Staff Union of Universities has raised the alarm over the exodus of lecturers from the nation’s universities for greener pastures abroad. The union attributed the development to the Federal Government’s poor treatment of its members which it said had forced many to venture into other sources of livelihood. National President, ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, […]Continue Reading

Parenting Tips

ASUU Strike; A Note of Caution for Parents

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It is six months since the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, commenced strike following an impasse with Federal Government over unfulfilled agreements.Consequently, students have borne the brunt of the imbroglio, being out of the academic environment trying to cope with the recurring decimal.  For some, it is not a new experience, as they had […]Continue Reading

Education

Again, ASUU Extends Strike

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its strike by another four weeks to give the Federal Government more time to meet its demands. The union took the decision at the end of its National Executive Council meeting at its national secretariat in Abuja on Sunday. In a statement by its President, Prof […]Continue Reading