By Farooq Kperogi AFTER sixteen years of stalemate, serial strikes and ritualised brinkmanship, the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have finally signed a renegotiated agreement that replaces the moribund 2009 pact. This is at once historic, consequential and praiseworthy. For the first time in a generation, Nigeria’s public universities have […]
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet on Wednesday to decide its next line of action following the conclusion of renegotiations with the Federal Government. According to The PUNCH, the government’s renegotiation team, led by Yayale Ahmed, reconvened talks with the union on Monday in a last-minute […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is threatening to resume its suspended strike action following the expiration of a one-month window given to the Federal Government to address outstanding issues from the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement. The Benin Zone of ASUU has vowed to comply with the directive of the National Executive Council (NEC) to […]
The Federal Government has released N2.311 billion in salary and promotion arrears to universities as part of ongoing efforts to address welfare concerns and stabilise the tertiary education system. Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa, announced the payment on Thursday in a statement signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo. He said the funds […]
The story of Nigeria’s university lecturers is one of quiet endurance and deepening despair. It is not simply about strikes or salary negotiations; it is about human beings who have devoted their lives to shaping the next generation, only to be made to feel small in the very country they helped build. I know this […]
By Adesewa Adeyinka For a Nigerian student, their academic calendar is never a predictable series of semesters and breaks but rather a series of uncertain start and stop sessions due to incessant strikes by the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU). Since its inception in 1978, the union has organized and carried out several industrial […]
The House of Representatives has raised alarm over the possible breakdown of Nigeria’s university system following the declaration of a two week warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and has moved to intervene in the dispute between the union and the Federal Government. This followed a motion of urgent national importance […]
Tunji Alausa, minister of education, says the federal government has fulfilled all outstanding demands made by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), describing the union’s planned two-week warning strike as needless. The minister made the remarks during an interview with Channels Television’s Okinbaloye on Sunday. Alausa insisted that ASUU had no justification for embarking […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that it may embark on another strike if the federal government fails to address long-standing demands. The union said the issues include payment of outstanding Earned Academic Allowance (EAA), conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement, and release of the university revitalisation fund, among […]
By Ukpono Ukpong University campuses across Nigeria are witnessing fresh disruption as various branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have begun withdrawing their services in response to the non-payment of their June 2025 salaries. The industrial action follows a directive from ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC), which mandates all branches to enforce […]
By Titus Akhigbe The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Saturday expressed worry over the high wave of institutional weaknesses, bureaucratic inefficiencies, and endemic grand corruption in the country, saying it has continued to undermine governance at all levels. It also lamented the lack of inclusiveness, transparency and accountability ,as well as unaddressed and […]
…condemns move to replace TETFund with NELFUND …seeks Senate’s protection for tertiary institutions By Ukpono Ukpong The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised the alarm over the potential collapse of Nigeria’s public tertiary education system if the Nigeria Tax Bill, 2024, is passed in its current form. The union described the proposed abrogation […]
BY UKPONO UKPONG The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has alleged that the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are actively attempting to dismantle Nigeria’s public education system. The union’s concerns were raised amid delays in renegotiating the 2009 ASUU-Federal Government agreement, despite various Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and Memoranda of Action (MoAs) […]
.Says finances of universities should be managed by their Governing Councils The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has explained why it rejected two payment platforms of the federal government and insisted on University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), which it created as an alternative. ASUU had rejected the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has raised alarm over the crippling effects of underfunding on Nigerian universities. According to him, many institutions are on the brink of shutting down due to insufficient government allocations, which are far below what is needed to sustain their […]
.Says it shouldn’t be held responsible for any industrial action that might result from govt’s failure to meet new deadline By Ukpono Ukpong The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a fresh 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address several unresolved issues affecting the country’s public universities. During this time, the union […]
By Samuel Luka The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Bauchi Zone has called for the reversal of some actions it described as “evil” taken against her faithful members in some universities across the country. Speaking to newsmen in Bauchi during the weekend, Zonal Coordinator Bauchi zone of the ASUU, Professor O.A Timothy Namo, said […]
..Education minister constitutes implementation monitoring c’ttee of NEEDS Assessment intervention fund The Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have reached a compromise to avert the strike notice issued by the union. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ASUU on August 19, at the end of its NEC meeting held at […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that strike is not imminent, if the Federal Government implements the agreements reached, in the next two weeks. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday (NAN). It would be recalled that ASUU had threatened […]
National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has appealed to the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) to find common grounds to prevent disruption in the academic calendar. The NANS Senate President, Mr Henry Okunomo, stated this on Sunday in Akure at a news briefing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]