ASUU
14 Dec
The Federal Government, yesterday, exempted universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
11 Dec
The country is hard. Nigerians are not smiling. The harsh social-economic realities are hard-hitting. When Mr President announced that subsidy was gone, it actually meant gunshot for many people who are still nursing the unending wounds from that policy declaration.
8 Dec
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.
30 Nov
About 24 polytechnics and colleges of education have been converted to universities by the Federal and state Governments in the last three years, a move described by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) as an attempt to ‘kill’ technical education in the country.
29 Nov
Several higher institutions in the country are in pathetic shape, and attempts to salvage their facilities, and enhance scholarship have not resulted in large-scale success.
19 Nov
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) have commended the Federal Government for cancelling the deduction of 40 per cent from the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of Federal universities. In separate chats with The Guardian, both unions applauded President Bola Tinubu for toeing the path of peace. The…
16 Nov
For the umpteenth time, the crisis between the Federal Government and university workers may again rear its ugly head, following government’s decision to commence automatic 40 per cent deduction of Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) of public universities and other partially-funded institutions across the country.
16 Nov
Bayero University Kano (BUK) has suspended the ongoing first semester examination, as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) joins the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) indefinite strike.
15 Nov
Academic activities were disrupted, yesterday, at Edo State-owned varsity, Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, following the decision by members of the local branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to embark on an indefinite strike.
15 Nov
Many government workers, schools and other affiliates of organised labour, yesterday, joined the indefinite strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
14 Nov
The Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) has said it is not part of the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TLC). In a press statement on Tuesday, CONUA - a breakaway faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) - said the TUC is yet to…
14 Nov
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members to join the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).