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ASUP suspends planned industrial strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 23, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has called off its planned strike over contentious aspects in the new Scheme of Service, which was announced by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on June 19, 2024. The national president of ASUP, Shammah Kpanja, announced the

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NBTE suspends new scheme of service for polytechnics

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 20, 2024

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has suspended the implementation of the country’s new revised polytechnic service scheme. The suspension of the scheme of service is coming on the heels of the warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, as the ultimatum issued to the Federal government on the matter to withdraw the […]

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ASUP issues a 15-day ultimatum to suspend scheme of service implementation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to public polytechnic authorities to postpone the implementation of a ‘contentious’ service system developed by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). The ultimatum goes into effect starting July 8. The union’s president, Kpanja Shammah, announced this

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Polytechnic students are required to acquire mandatory skills before graduation — NBTE

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2024

Starting this year, all polytechnic students must complete a Mandatory Skills Qualification (MSQ) before graduation. Dr. Idris Bugaje, Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) announced this during a press conference held at the board’s headquarters in Kaduna yesterday. The polytechnic sector’s recently approved service

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ASUP opposes NBTE’s service schemes for polytechnics

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has expressed opposition to the NBTE’s recent service schemes for polytechnics. As a result, ASUP has issued a 15-day ultimatum beginning July 8, 2024, asking the immediate suspension of the guidelines’ implementation unless essential changes are made. Briefing the press in Abuja following the union’s

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ASUP protests as FG launches new scheme of service for HND holders

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 24, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has expressed strong opposition to the recently released scheme of service for holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) certificates in government service, claiming that the new document further undermines polytechnic education and promotes the country’s age-long disparity and discrimination against its products in