ASUP
3 days ago
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) will commence strike on December 2, 2024. Chairman of ASUP, Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter, Comrade Abubakar J. Abdullahi, said the decision is due to the failure of the Federal Government to meet their longstanding demands. He said, "The silence and inaction have left us with no option but to…
12 Nov
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter, has condemned the sale of the tertiary institution's properties worth billions of naira by the management without remitting the proceeds into the federal government account. Besides, it would be recalled that the lecturers petitioned the House of Representatives over the alleged fraud surrounding the sales…
31 Oct
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and other relevant agencies to immediately review and reverse all decisions inconsistent with the provisions of the Polytechnics Act and other governance instruments in the sub-sector.
26 Oct
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says it has resolved to defer its planned nationwide strike to the Dec. 2, to allow the Federal Government meet its demands. Mr Kpanja Shammah, National President of ASUP said this in a statement at the end of the union’s emergency National Executive Council (NEC), on Saturday in…
15 Oct
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Zone C, which comprises the South-West and Kwara State, has criticised the Federal Government for its silence following a 15-day strike ultimatum issued last week. The union demands urgent action to address issues affecting polytechnic education nationwide. At a press briefing held at Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu Igbo,…
4 Oct
Contrary to the renewed hope mantra of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said Nigeria has been plunged into a ‘hopeless state’ as a result of corruption and bad governance.
31 Jul
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Zone C, has postponed by one month, its planned strike in protest of the implementation of a ‘contentious’ scheme of service. ASUP Zonal Coordinator (Zone C), Mr Masopa Adekunle, disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the 2024…
30 Jul
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has shelved its planned industrial action, Mr Simji Lumpye, the Zone B Coordinator of the union, has said. Lumpye explained in a statement on Tuesday in Jos that the decision to shelve the planned strike followed a tripartite meeting between the union and government. The News Agency of…
25 May
Provosts of Colleges of Education in Nigeria have every reason to eulogise the Arc. Sonny Echono-led Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for its tremendous improvement in the quality of teaching and learning through the provision of infrastructure.
26 Mar
Travellers and other road users plying Ado-Ekiti-Ijan Road in the state capital were held up for several hours, yesterday, as members of staff and students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti
2 Jan
Inadequate funding, limitation of national diplomas and non-inauguration of governing boards are setbacks that may lead to the extinction of polytechnics, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has warned.
8 Dec 2023
Industrial actions in Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions have profound and multifaceted effects on the educational system, students, faculty and the overall socio-economic landscape.
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