ASUU and the future of the university system
By INNOCENT OHIAMBE Following the recent press briefing by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu that agreement has been reached with all staff unions in our universities, polytechnics and colleges of education except the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, public attention has been focused on ASUU and its annual ritual of strikes. It […]
Varsity strike: How labour shut down Abuja in solidarity protest
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its affiliate unions, yesterday, shut down Abuja with mega rally in solidarity with striking university-based unions, with workers taking the protest to the National Assembly. NLC also said it was criminal for the Federal Government to stop workers salary over its alleged ‘no work, no […]
Ngige misinforming Buhari about our strike — ASUU
By Juliet Umeh President of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, yesterday, accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, of misinforming President Muhammadu Buhari on the union’s strike. He also blasted the Labour Minister for abusing his colleague ministers who were part of the negotiation process. Speaking on Channels Television […]
This govt’s broke, go back to class — ADC presidential candidate, Kachikwu, begs ASUU
By Miftaudeen Raji Presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, has appealed to the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to shelve their strike and go back to the classroom. Kachikwu made the appeal while addressing a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Read Also: Muslim-Muslim Ticket: We can’t […]
Strike: FG breaks ASUU’s rank, plans to release withheld salaries of medical lecturers
THE Federal Government has started processing the withheld salaries of some medical lecturers in various federal universities who opted out of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.
Ban ASUU now for shutting down Universities, FG told
Ban ASUU now for shutting down Universities, FG told
ASUU: Varsity lecturers have embarked on strike for 1,404 days since 1999
By Biodun Busari The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has used a total of 1,404 days to go on strike since the inception of this democratic dispensation in 1999. This figure means that the universities’ lecturers have used three years and 10 months to boycott classrooms as one major means of pressing home their […]
ASUU has been vindicated over IPPIS opposition, says Ebo, FUO chairperson
CHAIRPERSON of Academic Staff Union of universities, ASUU, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State chapter, Dr Socrates Ebo, has stated that the arrest and detention of the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has vindicated the Union’s opposition towards the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS.
Buhari to ASUU: Call off strike
By Nwafor Sunday President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to consider the plight of students and call off the ongoing strike. Disclosing this in a statement Femi Adesina quoted Buhari as urging students in Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions to exercise patience as the government strives to address […]
Jamborees galore, ASUU abandoned!
SOMETIMES, people at the helm of affairs portray Nigeria as an unserious and funny country. How else would one describe the ongoing political and impending Turkey jamborees while our children rust away at home due to the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU? Shockingly, ministers who should be engaged in finding a […]
ASUU industrial action and public education in Nigeria
By OBOH SYLVESTER STRIKE or industrial action, in whatever perspective it is defined, foretells the existence of a depressing relationship between and among employers, employees and beneficiaries of whatever utility, goods or service designed to be provided or delivered. Therefore, industrial action is basically an open display of dissatisfaction by employees against bad and discouraging […]
