By Chimaobi Nwaiwu Nnewi The national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, yesterday accused the Federal and State Governments of deliberately killing and undermining Nigeria by willfully designing and implementing bad policies in their institutions. This was disclosed yesterday by the National President of ASUP, Comrade Anderson Ezeibe, who was flanked by […]

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics( ASUP) in Zone A has called on Federal and State governments in the North West to domesticate the Polytechnic Act 2019 in their federal and states polytechnics respectively.

By Adesina Wahab Two weeks after the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, reached an agreement with the government on certain issues that may lead to the suspension of the union’s ongoing strike, the Federal Government is yet to do its own part of the bargain, that is release the sum of N19 billion to […]

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) yesterday insisted that there is no going back on its ongoing nationwide strike even as it raised eyebrows on how some rectors were being appointed into some polytechnics

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has vowed to continue its indefinite strike until the Federal Government meets its demands. The ASUP National President, Mr Anderson Ezeibe, made the union’s position known on Friday at an emergency congress held at the Federal polytechnic, Auchi in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]

THE Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, AUPCTRE, has accused the Federal Government of being responsible for the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN.

…Members express worry over N6.3trn pensions funds By Adesina Wahab The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of N15 billion as Revitalisation Fund for polytechnics in the country in its bid to get members of the Academic Staff  Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, who have been on strike since April 6, this year to go back […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) Wednesday said that they would remain resolute and undaunted in their struggle until the government do the needful. ASUP embarked on an industrial action on the 6th of April 2021 to press home her demands from the Federal Government. While addressing a press […]

…Describes Govt Defence as hollow By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, on Friday described as hollow the defense by the Federal on the recent appointments of five Rectors in the Federal Polytechnics. Consequently, ASUP vowed to use every legal means to ensure that the appointment of unqualified persons to head the […]

By Adesina Wahab The Federal Government has invited the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, for meetings on Wednesday and Thursday this week to find a solution to the ongoing strike by the union. According to notices of meeting sent to the national leadership of ASUP by the Federal Ministry of Education […]

…As Poly workers demand establishment of National Polytechnics Commission By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP has rejected the appointment of six Rectors of the Polytechnics by the Federal Government, saying five of the appointees were not qualified. This is as Polytechnics workers in the country under the aegis Senior Staff Association […]

.Says FG not showing good examples By Adesina Wahab The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has said the Federal Government has breached its own law concerning the running of polytechnics in the country by the appointment of unqualified persons as rectors of some newly-established polytechnics in the country. The union, in a statement by […]

ABUJA–AFTER meeting with the Minister of Education,Mallam Adamu Adamu, polytechnic lecturers have vowed to continue the strike they earlier declared Monday morning.

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, Yaba College of Technology, Yabatech, the chapter has said it is in total support of the strike call made by the national leadership of the union, saying it has started mobilising its members for the industrial action.

By Adesina Wahab Academic activities in the nation’s Polytechincs may be disrupted from April 6, this year if the government fails to meet some demands by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechincs, ASUP, the union said on Friday. Rising from their National Executive Council meeting in Katsina, the union, in a communique, accused the government […]