ASUU will no longer accept Federal Government’s deliberate and unilateral reduction of universities workers’ salaries, it is a clear violation of the principle of collective bargaining

HE Owerri zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, rose from its meeting in Awka yesterday, vowing to resist any move by proprietors of public –owned universities to cut the salaries of university lecturers.

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday gave the Federal and State governments 14 days ultimatum within which to pay the shortfall in their salaries or face unrest in the nation’s universities.

Akure—THE senate of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA and it’s Academic Staff Union of the Universities, ASUU, weekend disagreed over the removal of the embattled Vice Chancellor, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola, who is standing trial over alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso chapter, yesterday gave its conditions for ending the ongoing industrial action at the institution.

he Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is displeased with how the police are handling the case of Christiana Agbulu, a lecturer with Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, who was abducted last November 26 but found murdered last Wednesday, in Lokoja.

ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has started lobbying the National Assembly for an increase of the 2017 budgetary allocation to education sector.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alleging more than N2 billion fraud against the management of the University of Ilorin.

Reacting to President Buhari’s budget statement that no provision was made for Joint Venture, JV, cash calls from January, 2017, Chambers Oyibo, former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said it is in line with what the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, earlier stated about having alternative funding.

A week ago, the Academic Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) served notice of its intention to embark on a one-week warning strike with effect from Wednesday, 16th November, 2016. Its President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, claimed that ASUU took the action after nationwide consultations with the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Union, though the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, insisted the Federal Government (ASUU members’ main employer) was not notified.

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday lamented that the present administration in the country has traumatised and pauperised the Nigerian people.

Dr Ben Ugheoke, the Chairman Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), University of Abuja chapter, has denied issuing strike notice to the Federal Government.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said on Monday that it would commence a warning strike on Oct. 2.

NATIONAL Industrial Court, sitting in Enugu has ordered the National President of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Dr. Nassir Fagge to appear before it on March 15, 2016 to explain why he should not be committed to prison for disrespecting the orders of the court.

The Academic‎ Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University (LASU) chapter, said it would give the new Vice Chancellor, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun, full support provided he followed the rule of law.