ASUU Strike
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has disclosed that the decision to suspend its planned nationwide strike followed fresh promises by the Federal Government to accede to its demands.
18 Jan
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba University chapter, has suspended it’s one month old strike action. This is contained in a statement by the chapter chairman, Dr Joshua Mbaver, which was made available to newsmen on Saturday in Jalingo. The statement said that the suspension followed the state government’s acceptance to meet the…
11 Dec
Students of Taraba State University (TSU), Jalingo have suspended their planned peaceful demonstration against the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), giving the state government until Friday to resolve the crisis.
9 Dec
Nigeria's public universities may face another shutdown of academic activities due to the government's failure to fulfill its agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Guardian reports that the union is deeply worried about the Federal Government's failure to honour the 2009 Needs Assessment agreement, which aimed to provide N220 billion annually…
28 Aug 2024
The Federal Government is currently meeting with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), over plans by the union to embark on indefinite strike. The meeting is coming 10 days to the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum issued by by the university lecturers' union to down tools over alleged government's failure to meet…
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.Says varsity dons got N5,000 as April salary The national leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike to press home their demand for better welfare and other administrative matters. Specifically, the union condemned alleged refusal of federal and state governments to address all outstanding issues with…
14 May 2024
The supposed honey moon between the national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government appears to be over as the former has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike to press home their demand for better welfare. Specifically, the union condemned in strong terms the refusal of federal and…
10 May 2024
Nigerian Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA), University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) branch, has dissociated from the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the university, stressing that NAMDA is not part of the strike.
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