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ASUU urges FG to end lip service and prioritize education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 2, 2024

The Federal Government has been urged by the Owerri Zone Academic Staff Union of Universities to stop paying lip service to public education in the country. Dennis Aribodor, the zone’s zonal coordinator, accused the federal government of underfunding public education in the country during

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FG raises special committee to prevent ASUU strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 30, 2024

The Ministry of Education has stated that it is striving to prevent another strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Folasade Biriowo, the ministry’s director of press, confirmed this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday. “I can assure you that everything is being done to prevent the strike from happening. The […]

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ASUU threatens fresh strike, gives FG 14-day ultimatum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 25, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued the Federal Government a fresh 14-day deadline to resolve outstanding issues. ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke made this clear in a statement on Wednesday. Osodeke expressed frustration with the government’s lack of commitment and delay tactics. As a result, it has issued a 14-day ultimatum to President […]

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Gombe University lecturers embark on indefinite strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 12, 2024

The state government’s refusal to accede to the requests has led the Academic Staff Union of Universities at Gombe State University to go on an indefinite strike. The union has listed a number of demands, including the non-implementation of the 2021 Memorandum of Action, increased funding for the university, the failure to pay accrued Earned Academic […]

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Strike: Federal Government, ASUU to resume negotiations on September 6

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 29, 2024

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will resume talks on September 6 to clarify some of the concerns of university lecturers. Prof Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, made the statement following a closed-door meeting with ASUU’s leadership, chaired by President Emmanuel Osodeke. ASUU issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal

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ASUU and FG meeting postponed till August 28

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 27, 2024

The scheduled meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities has been postponed from Monday to August 28. A highly placed source inside ASUU’s National Executive Council told the mediaon Monday that “our meeting with the Federal Government will now take place on August 28.” Following resolutions passed at the

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ASUU insists on strike despite recent meeting

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 28, 2024

Less than 24 hours after the federal government opened fresh discussions with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to prevent a potential strike in the university sector, lecturers have revived their threat to embark on a nationwide strike. Yesterday, many union chapters at federal and state colleges held campus protests and news conferences to […]

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FG, ASUU reach agreement to avert strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 27, 2024

After a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) agreed to resolve all contentions to avoid a strike. The parties also agreed to begin a communication process to prevent the union’s planned industrial actions. At around 4:30 p.m., the parties met behind closed doors at the ministry’s headquarters

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ASUU urges FG to exempt universities from IPPIS and fulfil agreements

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 26, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has urged the Federal Government to keep its promise and remove its members from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. Dr. Joshua Silas, Chairman of the ASUU, Federal University Lokoja Chapter, made the appeal on Tuesday during a union protest at FUL’s campus in Felele, Lokoja. Addressing journalists […]

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Salary arrears: ASUU threatens ‘No Pay, No Work’, issues a 2-week ultimatum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 17, 2024

Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, the national president of ASUU, revealed this on Channels Television’s breakfast show, ‘Sunrise Daily,’ on Thursday. He argued that it was unreasonable for the Federal Government to pay lecturers four months of their withheld 2022 salaries while keeping the remaining three-and-a-half months. Osodeke further contended that the

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FG working on constituting universities  governing councils, says NUC to ASUU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 16, 2024

Chris Maiyaki, Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), has responded to the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) strike threat, stating that the Federal Government is working on ways to reconstitute university governing councils. He verified that the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, had appointed a panel to work on

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ASUU threatens strike over non-constitution of universities governing councils

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 15, 2024

The peace in the university system may be jeopardised once more, following a new strike threat by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).The academics gave Tinubu two weeks to resolve all outstanding demands, including the delay in creating governing councils for universities since assuming office as president. The ASUU’s latest threat of industrial action

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ASUU Gives In To Pressure And Joins Nationwide Strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 14, 2023

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called for a nationwide strike, which is supported by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU, encouraged members to take part in the industrial action as a show of support for the larger labour movement.This decision came after […]