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ASUU demands immediate reinstatement of 5 LASU lecturers
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Lagos Zone, has called on Lagos State Government to unconditionally reinstate five sacked executive members of the union at the Lagos State  University (LASU). The Co-ordinator of the zone , Prof. Adelaja Odukoya, made the call at a press briefing organised by the union on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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ASUU appeals to Kogi Govt to reinstate sacked 120 academic staff
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed to Kogi Government to reinstate 120 academic staff of Kogi State University (KSU), Anyigba sacked in 2017. Comrade Onyibo Eze, Chairman, ASUU, University of Nigeria (UNN) Chapter made the appeal on Tuesday in Nsukka. Eze said, in a statement, that the termination of their appointment for participating in a strike for…
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Education Minister, ASUU meet to avert strike
The Minister of Education and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are currently in talks to prevent the planned strike notice issued by the union. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, led by ASUU’s National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, commenced at 2:17 p.m. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, stated that the meeting aimed…
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UniAbuja ASUU suspends 82-day strike
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja chapter, has announced the suspension of its 82-day strike with immediate effect. Chairperson of ASUU, Dr Sylvanus Ugoh, announced the suspension of the strike at a news briefing in Abuja on Monday, short after the congress held by the union Ugoh hinged the suspension of the strike on the union’s engagement…
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Strike not imminent – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that strike is not imminent, if the Federal Government implements the agreements reached, in the next two weeks. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday (NAN). It would be recalled that ASUU had threatened to embark on strike over…
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ASUU FUNAAB seeks improved welfare, payment of outstanding allowances
The Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has demanded better welfare and payment of outstanding allowances from the Federal government. The lecturers, who also sought for an improved university system, made their demands known during a protest held at the school premises in Abeokuta on Thursday . The News Agency of Nigeria…
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ASUU tasks FG on lecturers’ welfare
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged President Bola Tinubu ensure that his administration adequately took care of the welfare of the nation’s public university lecturers. The chairman, ASUU, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) chapter, Prof. Kingsley Ubaorji, said this when he addressed newsmen during a protest by members of the union in Awka on Tuesday. Ubaorji said the…
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Ultimatum: ASUU urges Nigerians to prevail on FG for agreement implementation
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) chapter, has urged Nigerians to prevail on government to do the needful before the expiration of the 21 days ultimatum. The Chairman of UNN-ASUU chapter, Comrade Oyibo Eze, made the call at the end of its Congress and peaceful protest at the university campus in Nsukka on Thursday.…
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FG, ASUUÂ end meeting, agree on amicable resolution
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday ended their closed door meeting with an agreement that all contentious issues will be amicably resolve to avert strike. The parties also agreed to kick-start a communication process to avert the planned industrial actions by the union. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the parties had…
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Strike: FG, ASUU in closed-door meeting
The Federal Government delegation and the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), are in closed door meeting to discuss lingering crisis and avert strike by the Union. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the meeting holding on Thursday in the office of the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman,commenced at about 4.30p.m. The Minister of State for…
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ASUU urges FG to remove universities from IPPIS, fulfill other agreements
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has urged the Federal Government to fulfill its promise to remove its members from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Dr Joshua Silas, the Chairman of ASUU, Federal University, Lokoja (FUL) chapter, made the call on Tuesday during a protest by members of the union at FUL campus in Felele,…
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ASUU wants Tinubu to intervene in its demands
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on President Bola Tinubu to look into the yearnings of the union to reposition the nation’s tertiary institutions. The union decried the neglects of its demands by the past administrations, saying the lingering crises that led to series of agitation since 2022 was due to non-implementation of the demands. Dr Adeola…
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UniAbuja: ASUU says strike continues
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), University of Abuja (UniAbuja), says the union will not call off the strike until all issues are addressed. The branch Chairman, Dr Sylvanus Ugoh, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that the members were not working. “Those against the strike may possibly be beneficiaries of what the union…
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ASUU rejects wage award, insists on negotiated salary for members
 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted on negotiating the salary of its members with the Tinubu-led administration, thereby, rejecting the N35,000 wage award. ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this in Ibadan on Thursday at the inauguration of the secretariat of the University of Ibadan (UI) branch of ASUU. Osodeke stated that the union had agreed…
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Strike: UniAbuja says academic, administrative activities ongoing
The Management of the university of Abuja (UniAbuja) says academic and administrative activities on campus will go on in spite of reported strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Vice-Chancellor (VC) UniAbuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, said this at a meeting with Provost, Deans, Directors and Heads of academic departments. A statement from the meeting, signed by Dr Habib…
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ASUU rejects advert for Danfodio varsity VC, others’ position
The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto (UDUS) Chapter, has rejected the advertisement for the institution’s Vice Chancellor and other positions in the institution. This is contained in a statement signed by the branch chairman and secretary, Prof. Nuruddeen Almustapha and Dr. Shu’aibu Sadiku, respectively, on Friday in Sokoto. ASUU described the Federal Government’s decision…
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Don seeks more funding for public universities in Nigeria
Prof. Olu Obafemi, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, has called on the Federal Government to adequately fund public universities in the country. Obafemi, a renowned Poet, made the call while delivering a Public Lecture organised by the University of Jos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Jos. The public…
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