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Anxiety As ASUU Decides On Shutting Down Universities

Less than one month after the Academic Staff Union of Staff Universities, ASUU, suspended its 8-month industrial action, the union and the Federal Government are back on a warpath. Already, the National Executive Council of the ASUU is set to meet on Monday (tomorrow) to decide whether to embark on another strike or not. The […]

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Half Salary: ASUU Vows To Withhold Students’ Results

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University chapter, has said it will withhold the examination results of students and will discontinue the supervision of undergraduates and postgraduates projects should the government fail to release the withheld salaries for members of the union for the period while they were on strike. The union made […]

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Buhari’s Govt Silent As ASUU Mulls Fresh Strike Over Half-Salary

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) might soon embark on another industrial action, following the decision of the Federal Government to pay the lecturers half salaries for the month of October 2022, It was reported that the government only paid lecturers for 18 working days in the month of October. Recall that on Friday, […]

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Don’t Let ASUU Embark On Another Strike, Gbajabiamila Tells FG

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged the Federal Government to ensure that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) does not embark on industrial action in the country again. Gbajabiamila said this via a statement issued on Friday in reaction to the suspension of the eight-month-old strike by ASUU. The […]

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ASUU Finally Suspends 8-Month-Old Strike

The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action conditionally, a member of the union’s National Executive Committee told Channels TV early Friday. The union decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted into the early hours of Friday. The meeting […]

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ASUU To Buhari: Enough Will Not Be Enough Until You Do The Needful & Act Presidentially

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has told President Muhammadu Buhari that enough will not be enough until he does “the needful and act presidentially by signing the renegotiated agreement” between the federal government and the union. Comrade Adelaja Odukoya, Zonal Coordinator of Lagos Zone of ASUU-Lagos stated this in response to President Buhari’s […]

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ASUU Strike: Enough Is Enough, Call Off Now – Buhari Charges Lecturers

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to reconsider their stand on the lingering strike. Buhari said “enough is enough”, hence ASUU should consider the long-term effect on students and the generational consequences on families, the educational system and the future development of the country. He spoke while receiving governors […]

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No Any Invitation From Ngige, Strike Continues Till Futher Notice – ASUU

President of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke has countered minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige over his claim of a scheduled meeting on Thursday June 23, to resolve the ongoing strike by university lecturers. Reacting to the claim in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday June 24, Osodeke […]

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ASUU Issue Not As Simple As It Seems – FG

The Federal Government has given indications that the lingering tussle between it and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is complex. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. He said that in spite of the complexities, a […]

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Ngige Hails ASUP For Ending Strike, Says ASUU, Others Should Emulate Them

The Federal Government has commended the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) for calling off its warning strike and resuming duties. The Government also lauded the union for acknowledging the efforts of the Federal Government towards the resolution of the challenges facing polytechnic education in the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris […]