By Adekunle Adekoya STUDENTS in higher institutions of learning, particularly those in public universities ,had barely returned to school after the Yuletide break when signals emerged that their teachers, organised under the banner of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will drop the chalk and go on strike for the umpteenth time. Reason for the […]

By Aare Afe Babalola THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, was founded in 1978 principally to demand the rights of academic staff in Federal and state universities in the country. In the exercise of this mandate, the Union had never shied away from embarking on warning and indefinite strike actions or even acting as […]

 By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja The Federal Government yesterday assured that the ongoing strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, would be called off soon, saying it was taken aback by the renewed action which the university teachers embarked on February 14, 2022. ASUU, however, insisted that the suspension of the strike would […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Federal Government on Tuesday assured that the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, would be called off soon, saying it was taken aback by the renewed strike which university teachers embarked on February 14, 2022. Addressing the resumed conciliation meeting with the Union, the Minister of Labour and […]

By Adesina Wahab & Adeola Badru THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, weekend, described the Federal Government as an entity that lacked integrity and should not be trusted. It also described the government as slave merchant, which only listened to and implement destructive policy recommendations of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, and World Bank […]

Some students of University of Jos have appealed to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to find a common ground toward ending the incessant strikes in the universities. They made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Jos. NAN reports that ASUU […]

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has slammed the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, over comments credited to him that the Federal Government was looking for the union to continue negotiations before the leadership decided to embark on a four-week strike, last Monday.

The member representing Ikwo/Ezza South federal constituency, Ebonyi State, at the National Assembly, Hon. Chinedu Ogah, (OON) Thursday condemned the one-month warning strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in the country.

By Adesina Wahab The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has slammed the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, over comments credited to him that the Federal Government was looking for the union to continue negotiations before the leadership decided to embark on a four-week strike last Monday. The minister had said; “ASUU, unfortunately, have […]

There were lamentations by the students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, on Thursday, over the one-month warning strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, following failed implementation of Memorandum of Action, MoA, and other agreements the Union reached with the Federal Government.