The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has threatened to embark on a three-day nationwide warning strike, in solidarity with affiliate unions in the universities and Nigerian students. The union’s threat is contained in a communique jointly signed by its President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, and its General Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja,...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Management of Kaduna State University (KASU) on Wednesday said the state government has nothing to do with its decision to pull out of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Management of the University stated this in a...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, believes the suspension of the strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), is dependent on the union. Ngige made the comment when he featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, calling for the varsity lecturers to...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately set up a High-Powered Panel to deal with industrial disharmony in Nigeria’s university system. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said this in a communique he jointly signed by Emmanuel Ugboaja, NLC General Secretary on Wednesday...
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to the renegotiation of the conditions of service of all workers in public universities across the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige said this when he received members of the government side of the 2009 Federal Government/University based...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has criticized the Federal Government over its plans to disparage as well as antagonize the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), describing its efforts as highly unpatriotic. The Union noted that the Nigerian government failed in its duties...
Popular Nigerian rapper, Falz took to Twitter to lament about the worsening state of the nation. In a tweet, while reflecting on the recent train attack, he slammed politicians for going about with their campaign activities despite the wanton killings in the country. He also slammed the Lagos Concession...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) says it will continue its would continue its strike for another two months to enable the Federal Government address issues in concrete terms. The ASUU President, Mr Emmanuel Osodeke, said this in a communiqué issued at the end...
The statistics are frightening ! In the last two decades or so, University teachers have gone on nationwide strikes 16 times covering a cumulative period of 51 months. Local chapters of their umbrella body, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have also declared strikes in their respective institutions...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has denied alleged failure of the integrity test on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). ASUU President, Mr Emmauel Osodeke, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja....
The Federal Government says it is still waiting for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to upgrade and return to it the Universities Transparency Accountability Solution (UTAS), which was said to have failed integrity test. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ASUU has embarked on one...
The Federal Government has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to advise its affiliate, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to abide by the provisions of the Trade Disputes Act and call off its ongoing strike. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2022 edition of the National...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to block all federal government roads in Oyo from Tuesday, if the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike continues. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a section of NANS members from Zone B made the threat on...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) maintains that it will not back down on the current industrial action, accusing the Federal Government of not keeping to its promises. President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke said this on Monday, more than two weeks after ASUU declared a one-month warning...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government says it will meet with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) over the one-month warning strike embarked upon by its members. Mr Charles Akpan, the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour and...
The two factions of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) in the Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki have issued conflicting directives to their members over the union’s current nationwide warning strike. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while the Dr Godfrey Nwambeke-led Caretaker Committee declared...
Students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State have barricaded the roads in a solidarity protest for the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The protesting students blocked the Benin-Lagos expressway in the school axis, resulting in outcoming and incoming vehicles getting stuck in...
RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONGRESS MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITIES (ASUU), UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY, 2022 The Congress of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Maiduguri met on Wednesday, 16th February, 2022 and received a comprehensive Report of the National...
Prof. Osita Chiaghanam, Interim Chairman, Progressive Academic Staff Union of Universities, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, says the institution’s priority is academic excellence. Chiaghanam said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Awka, that the university would not be part of any programme...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi branch, has stated that their members have been fully mobilized and are ready to resume their suspended indefinite strike. ASUU Chairperson, ATBU branch, Dr. Ibrahim Inuwa, stated this while speaking to journalists on...