ASUU Strike
31 Mar
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University chapter has declared an indefinite strike action. The decision was taken during the union’s congress meeting in the state. The union stated that the reason behind their action is a result of the government’s failure to pay earned academic allowances, promotion arrears, fractional payment of…
10 Jan
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31 Dec
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28 Dec
The Speaker of the House of Representatives has denied committing himself to offset the arrears of salaries owed members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by the Federal Government. The denial is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Information, Mr Benjamin Kalu. The…
28 Dec
The House of Representatives says the authorities are not under any obligation to pay the salaries of members of the Academic staff union of universities (ASUU) for the duration they were on strike. Spokesperson of the House, Mr Benjamin Kalu in a statement contended that the decision was in tandem with laid down rules and…
9 Dec
The Vice Chancellor of Dominican University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Prof. Hyginus Ekwuazi, has said that the Federal Government had not been sincere about resolving the lingering strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The vice chancellor, who spoke at media briefing ahead of the institution’s first and second convocation ceremonies scheduled for Saturday,…
16 Nov 2022
Notwithstanding protests by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) against alleged payment of incomplete October salary, the federal government, Wednesday, remained adamant, insisting that it would not pay for service not rendered. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, expressed the federal government's position on the renewed face-off with ASUU after the Federal Executive Council…
14 Nov 2022
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it will boycott classes to protest the payment of half salaries for October. ASUU chairman at the University of Ilorin Moyosore Ajao said lecturers in tertiary universities will observe lecture-free days to register their displeasure at the federal government. The lecturers started an eight-month strike in February…
8 Nov 2022
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has ended its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting with a resolution not to embark on another strike action. The union, however, condemned the attempt by the federal government to turn the academics into casual workers through the so-called 'pro-rata' payment for 18 days. In a press statement on…
7 Nov 2022
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has appealed to the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to exercise restraint over their latest outcry over the half payment of their salaries by the Federal Government.
6 Nov 2022
What and how else shall we write on ASUU-FG crisis since 2009 before the authorities in Nigeria can take the challenge of tertiary education very seriously? Who should we send to our President to remind him about his promise to declare an emergency on education since 2017? As the answers to the questions above continue…
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