ASUU may cease to be the ruling body of varsities in Nigeria as things stand. The Nigerian government is set to present a certificate of registration to the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), which could see them become a replacement for ASUU. CONUA, which is a breakaway faction of the Academic Staff Union of…
Imo State University, Owerri has asked staff and students to resume on Tuesday, September 20. The comes after the university announced that it has pulled out of the six-month-old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Public Relations Officer of the varsity, Ralph Njoku, confirmed this to The Nation, saying the management…
AAC Presidential Candidate, Omoyele Sowore has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari feels unconcerned as students languish in their homes due to strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Sowore spoke at the protest held by National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) near Lagos Airport on Monday. The students protesting against the lingering strike embarked…
Due to the blockade of the roads leading to the airport by the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, protesting the lingering strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, air travellers on Monday, were forced to trek. ASUU has been on strike since February 14, 2022. Due to the protest, travellers were seen…
The academic activities of many government-owned tertiary institutions have been on hold for close to five months. A non-government organization known as The Save Public Education Campaign has threatened to carry out a mass protest if the ongoing strike is not called off soon. It has been a worrisome four months for Nigerian students in…
Reports from DailyTrust say that a mild drama occured between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Berekete’s family Radio station after the latter’s bid to end the ongoing strike. The mild drama occured on Saturday, June 11, when the host of the radio station’s programme, Ahmed Isah aka “Ordinary President” invited the…
On Monday 9th, 2022, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) extended it’s 3 months warning strike by 12 more weeks. The rollover of the strike by 12 weeks was declared in a statement, signed by the president of the body, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke. According to him, the addition of 12 weeks to the warning…
The decision was taken as a result of the extension of the ongoing strike. The Management of the University of Ibadan has ordered students that are occupants to vacate its halls of residence, following the extension of the ongoing strile by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) This was revealed after the management of…
The National Association of Nigerian Students on Monday, March 15th, 2000, held a meeting via Zoom After the meeting which was attended by several zonal coordinators and students in Nigeria, the body was able to reach a resolute decision on how to counter ASUU and FG in order to bring am end to the ongoing…
The government has failed to meet the demands of ASUU. The Academic Staff Union of Universities has given reasons for the extension of the ongoing strike by a further eight weeks. This was revealed by the President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke who said in a statement that the Federal Government has failed to satisfactorily…
On February 4th, 2022, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) announced it’s intentions to go an indefinite strike. This news was announced through a statement signed by the chairman of the board, University of His branch, Dr Laizarus Maigoro. According to the board, the federal government of Nigeria has been indifferent towards resolving the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has vowed to go on another nationwide strike due to the failure of the federal to meet agreements reached back in 2020. The union has also given the federal government a 3-week ultimatum to fufill all agreements reached back in 2020. On Monday, November 15th, Professor Emmanuel Osedeke…
Nigerian tertiary institutions faced a great setback when all institutions in the country were shut down as a result of the strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU). The union’s strike which started in late March 2020 lasted for over 9 months, this affected Nigerian university students adversely as they did not…
After several meetings held between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), an agreement has been reached, as the body(ASUU) on Wednesday, December 23, finally called off its nine month-old strike which started early in March, 2020. Reports have been gathered that the announcement was made by the President of ASUU, Professor…
The minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige has negated statements made by ASUU President, Professor Ogunyemi on federal government part of the bargain to end the union’s ongoing strike. This new outcome may mean that the ongoing ASUU strike will continue indefinitely. Reports from The Nation say that on Tuesday, December 8, Chris Ngige…
The Academic Staff Union Of Universities(ASUU) has given new updates concerning the body’s negotiations with the Federal Government over its ongoing strike. The president of the ASUU, Professor Ogunyemi said during an interview with The Nation that lectures will only resume when the federal government fulfills all promises made to the body. READ ALSO: ASUU…
The near-a-year strike of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities(ASUU) seems to be nearing an end as the body finally reached a new deal with the Federal Government. After several weeks of negotiations between FG and ASUU, a new deal was reached late, on Friday, November 27th. According to the Punch, the new deal contains…
The ongoing mediation between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union Of Universities(ASUU) is yet to yield any positive outcome despite pleas of many Nigerian students. The Nation reports that some branches of ASUU are yet to reach an agreement on whether to accept Federal Government’s offer to end the near-a-year strike. Although reports…
There is a big chance that the Academic Staff Union for Universities will call off it’s near-a-year strike as the Federal Government of Nigeria finally exempts the body from IPPIS after a 7-hour meeting held on November 20 . The federal government also offered additional 15 billion naira to ASUU, to settle the payment of…
The hopes of Nigerian Federal Universities students to resume academic activities this year has been dashed again as the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said that it is yet to reach any agreement with the federal government. ASUU said that it has not reached any agreement with the federal government that is strong enough…
