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Protest in FedPoly Ado over Poor State of Road
By Kayode Joseph …alleged that the road has killed many students, commuters Staff and students of the Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti on Monday staged a peaceful protest to call the attention of the government and relevant authorities to the poor state of the only road that leads to their campus. As part of measures to…
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SSANU, NASU Vow to Ground Varsities over Withheld Salary
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities and Allied Institutions will commence a nationwide strike today (Monday), to protest their withheld four months’ salary. The National President of SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim, informed The PUNCH on Sunday that the two unions were set for their nationwide strike. But…
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OAUTH Crisis: Unions Warn Against Imposition of CMD
By Adenitan Akinola The leadership crisis rocking the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, OAUTH has assumed another dimension as the Joint Action Committee of Unions of the Teaching Hospital warns against what they tagged “planned imposition of Acting Chief Medical Director”. The Joint Action Committee of the unions comprises of the Senior Staff Association of…
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SSANU, NASU Suspend Strike
The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU) on Saturday suspended their strike actions after a brief meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in Abuja. The suspension is expected to take effect from Wednesday. According to the education minister, the Federal Government…
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NASU, SSANU Extend Strike by One Month
The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and allied institutions have extended their ongoing strike by one month. In a circular jointly signed by the national president of SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim, and the general secretary, Peters Adeyemi, the unions noted that the decision…
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NASU, Others Stick Gun on Strike as JAC Continues Negotiation
The National body of the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU and other associated institutions in Nigeria have resolved to continue their strike while the umbrella body of the association identified as Joint Action Committee, JAC have been told to continue negotiation with government negotiation team. The union leaders made the resolution at the…
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NASU Advocates Good Treatment For Its Members
Joint action committee of Non-academic staff of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta Ogun state have called for the constitution of the school’s governing board as prescribed by the law establishing the institution to prevent further maltreatment of their members. The two unions, the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic and the Non-Academic Staff Union at a…
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NASU: Members Protest Non- Inclusion In New Retirement Age For Teachers
Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, Osun State, wants the National Assembly to include its members in the new service year and retirement age for Teachers. Chairman of the Union, Comrade Kunle Ogundepo made call when he led some members to the Assembly on a peaceful protest. Comrade Ogundepo explained that non-Teaching…
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Who emerges as new UI VC?
The circumstances which caused the National University Commission, NUC, to order a fresh selection process to produce anew Vice Chancellor, VC, for the University of Ibadan may continue to linger as many conflicting stories and information continue to generate concern among stakeholders. Traditionally the VC of any Nigerian university has a five-year tenure upon which…
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JAC Calls for Review of VC Appointment Process in UI
Members of the Joint Action Committee (JAC), comprising the Non Academic staff Union (NASU), senior staff association of Nigerian universities (SSANU), University of Ibadan chapter has called on the Federal Government to review the processes leading to the appointment of the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI). The Chairman of the committee, who…
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We Have Confidence In New VC Selection Process – UI Senate
The Senate of the University of Ibadan has passed vote of confidence in the ongoing process to appoint a new Vice Chancellor for the institution. This was part of resolutions reached at an emergency meeting of the Senate held at the International Conference Centre of the institution in Ibadan. Addressing newsmen shortly after the meeting,…
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UI VC Selection Process Suspended Over Allegations Of Corruption
The process of selecting a new Vice Chancellor for the University of Ibadan has been suspended. The decision followed protest by some staff unions of the institution who alleged that the entire process was not transparent. Adedayo Adelowo has the rest of the story. Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria universities, SSANU, and…
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SSANU, NASU, Shut Down UI Over Alleged Imposition Of VC
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU and Non-Academic Staff of Union, NASU, University of Ibadan Chapter have shut down all activities in the institution in protest against the alleged plot to impose a vice-chancellor on them. The members of the associations in their numbers locked up the main entrance of the institution,…
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Welfare Demands: NASU, SSANU Embark on Protest
Academic activities at the University of Ibadan have been paralyzed this morning due to protest currently embarked upon by the members of the Non Academics Staff Union, NASU and Senior Staff Association, SSANU of the institution. The two unions were protesting against Federal government failure to meet their welfare demands. The demands in a memo made…
