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ASUU threatens industrial action over non-payment of members’ salaries

Ihesiulo Grace 20 June 2021 0

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on an industrial action if the 13 months’ salaries of over 1,000 of its members across the country were not paid. Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, Chairman, University of Jos chapter of the union, who stated this in a statement on

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ASUU gets new president

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2021 0

Emmanuel Osodeke, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) immediate past vice-president, has been elected as the union’s new president. Mr. Osodeke, a professor of soil science at the Federal University of Agriculture in Umudike, Abia State, was elected during a three-day union convention held at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, early Sunday

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FG summons ASUU to emergency meeting over looming strike

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2021 0

In a bid to avoid another industrial action, the Federal Government has invited the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to an urgent meeting. Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Bem Goong, announced the parley in a statement on Monday. Goong said the Education Minister, Adamu Adamu will chair […]

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Nigeria: ASUU accuses Govt of withholding 10 months salaries

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2021 0

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government of breaching a “no victimization clause” agreed upon during the dialogue that led to the suspension of the strike they had embarked on. Specifically, the union, through the Chairman of ASUU, University of Ibadan, Professor Ayo Akinwole alleged that the Federal Government and […]

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ASUU tasks newly approved private varsities on quality education

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2021 0

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has tasked the newly approved private universities to ensure quality and good academic standards in their operations. Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, Chairman of the University of Jos Chapter of ASUU, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Jos. NAN reports […]

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FG adopt strategies to ensure continuous learning beyond ASUU strikes, pandemics

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The federal government has revealed that strategies have been adopted to ensure continuous learning beyond interuption of strikes by the Acadmic Staff Union of University (ASUU) and pandemics in schools across the country. The minister of education Mallam Adamu Adamu who made this disclosure at the annual ministerial press briefing of the […]

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ASUU strikes, like Boko Haram bane of Nigeria’s education system – Lukman

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2020 0

Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum, Dr. Salihu Lukman has cautioned the lecturers in the nation’s higher institutions not to further destroy the education system. He said by holding both the Federal Government and students to ransom during strike actions, members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU),

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FG, ASUU refuse to disclose outcome of 5-hour meeting

Ihesiulo Grace 18 December 2020 0

The Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have refused to disclose the outcome of the closed-door meeting both parties held on Thursday, Daily Times gathered. The five-hour meeting, which started about 5:13 pm, and ended around 10 p.m, was re-convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, […]

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ASUU denies suspending 10-month strike

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2020 0

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it has not suspended its ongoing nine-month-old strike. Chairman of the University of Jos chapter of ASUU, Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, disclosed this in an on Friday in Jos. According to him, the union has not signed any agreement with the Federal Government to call off the strike […]

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Federal Government, ASUU reschedule meeting for Dec 14

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2020 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The hope for university students to return to classes has again been dashed, as the meeting between the Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), scheduled to hold yesterday, Wednesday, December 9, was been postponed. According to the Director, Press and Public Relations, of the Labour […]

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ASUU Strike: NANS vows to shut down private universities if strike persists

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2020 0

The new President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Sunday Asefon, has vowed to shut down all private universities in the country should the nine-month strike embarked on by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities continue, Daily Times gathered. The NANS president said this while speaking on a PUNCH Online interview

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ASUU branches torn over Fed Govt’s offer to end strike

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2020 0

The ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) branches are torn over the decision to accept the Federal Government’s offer and call off their eight-month-old strike. The union will concord the positions of zones and branches at a meeting in Abuja today. The union may put the decision to a vote due to some branches insisting […]

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OPINION: IPPIS: Understanding the position of ASUU and AGF Ahmed Idris

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2020 0

By Yushau A. Shualb The battle of wits between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) may soon come to an end, with the recent compromise that seems to be close at hand. Even though the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed […]

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Opinion: Striking at the future of the Nigerian youth

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2020 0

By Dakuku Peterside A Google search of ASUU, the acronym of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, comes with the suggestions’ ASUU strike’, ‘ASUU strike update’ and ‘ASUU strike update today.’ The above are not surprising because most Nigerians have come to associate ASUU with ‘strikes’. ASUU is a union of teachers in the universities […]

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ASUU spearheads banning children of office holders from studying overseas

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2020 0

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday advocated that public office holders in the country should be banned from sending their children/wards to study in tertiary institutions abroad. According to the union “such policy would reduce the decadence in the nation’s education sector.” This was contained in a statement by the Akure zone of […]

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ASUU accuses Ngige of playing role of referee, player over strike debacle

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2020 0

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Friday, accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, of deliberately frustrating the efforts of the Union in resolving the issues it has with the Federal Government. The union while saying that Ngige was acting as a referee and player in his bid to orchestrate […]

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ASUU, FG meet again to discuss students return to schools

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2020 0

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and a delegation of the Federal Government have met again on Friday over the continuous strike by university lecturers, Daily Times gathered. The meeting which started a few minutes to 12 pm was presided over by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. The meeting is expected to […]

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‘Why ASUU is not sure of varsities reopening in 2020’

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2020 0

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed regrets that with the action of the Federal Government, the tertiary institutions may not resume again this year. ASUU also stated that FG was playing with future of Nigerian students. It stressed that the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) cannot curb corruption in the university […]

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No hope for end to strike, says ASUU

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2020 0

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says there is no hope in sight to suspend its lingering strike due to alleged lack of commitment by the Federal Government. Prof. Theophilus Lagi, the ASUU, Abuja Zonal Coordinator, disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday at Gwagwalada, Abuja. The ASUU, Abuja Zone, comprises the Federal University […]

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Federal Government to unify ASUU, SSANU, NASU under one union

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2020 0

The Federal Government has initiated plans to bring all unions within the university system under one union. Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abubakar Rasheed, made the revelation in Abuja, during the 2nd Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of Senior Staff. The Federal Government has initiated plans to bring all unions