The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members to join the nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke directed compliance in a letter to ASUU zonal coordinators and branch chairpersons across the country. NLC had on Monday announced the commencement of the industrial action Read More
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), Plateau State University Chapter have resumed an indefinite strike over the inability of the State government to meet the agreement signed with the Union in 2022. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Dr Hassan Zitta and Comrade Deme Bitrus, the Chairman and Secretary respectively, the Association said the Read More
Invoking the principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy, President Bola Tinubu has approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was instituted against striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the commencement of their eight-month industrial action which began on February 14, 2022 and was terminated on October 17, 2022. The Read More
The National Industrial Court (NIC), has dismissed a suit filed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), challenging the registration of the Congress Of University Academics (CONUA) and the Nigeria Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) as trade unions by the Federal Government. President of NIC in Abuja, Justice Benedict Kanyip, on Tuesday, held that Section 27 of Read More
The governor of Jigawa state, Malam Umar Namad,i said Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has contributed over 60 per cent of the development in public tertiary institutions in the state. Namadi disclosed this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono in Abuja Thursday. Gov Namadi commended TETund for its numerous interventions in Read More
Law is an ass, idiot, and an insane blind woman with a sword, ready to swing in any direction. Like a pregnant woman of those days when nobody could predict the sex of the fetus but today’s technological advancement has invalidated this maxim. The complexity and limpidity of the law have created a dreary concern to many whenever a judgment Read More
In a bid to protest against the recent surge in fuel prices, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has written to all its affiliate unions, urging them to rally their members in preparation for a nationwide strike set to commence on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The NLC called for this mass action to express discontent following the removal of fuel subsidy Read More
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) chapter of Benue State University (BSU) announced commencement of an indefinite strike in the school. Chairman of BSU ASUU, Dr Kwaehfan Tarmombo, who spoke on Friday said the strike is indefinite and comprehensive. He attributed the strike to numerous issues with the university administration. Details loading…
By Over the years, the society has more or less accepted the arbitrary interruption of academic calendar in federal universities through lecturers’ strike actions under the umbrella of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as a norm. In fact, it is rare to find a student that completed a university degree through a federal university on schedule without strikes which Read More
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), will hold its quarterly National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the University of Calabar on Sunday. This was disclosed by a member of the NEC on Saturday in Abuja. “There is a quarterly NEC meeting and it’s for the fourth quarter. Lots of issues will come up and definitely, the issue of withheld Read More
With controversies sorrounding the eight months salary arrears of lecturers still unresolved, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Calabar branch, Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest demanding that their salaries be paid to cushion the biting effects of high cost of living in Nigeria. Chairman of the Union in UniCal, Dr John Edor, who spoke while leading other members on Read More
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University Lokoja (FUL) chapter, Wednesday called for the sack of Festus Keyamo, Adamu Adamu and Dr. Chris Ngige. Ngige and Keyamo are ministers in the Ministry of Labour Labour and Productivity, while Adamu is Minister of Education. Keyamo is also the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council. The union stated Read More
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos chapter, Tuesday have protested against the half salaries paid by the Federal Government (FG).
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned the response of the Nigerian government to the demands of the union since its suspension of an eight-month strike in October. Members of the union were paid half salaries for the month of October. The Ministry of Labour and Employment, while defending the payment, stated that the payment Read More
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday lambasted the Federal Government for paying its members half salary for October. The union also said the government’s so-called ‘pro-rata’ payment, was not only an aberration, but a contravention of all known rules of engagement in any contract of employment for academics the world over. President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, Read More
When I joined the academic turf over two decades ago, I was accosted by a hawk on a recruitment mission, a kind of membership drive. The first lesson of hawkish agenda in a game is “win by any means, hook or crook” as the end justifies the means. The game must be manipulated to bring out the desired result, which Read More
The Minister of Labour Minister, Senator Chris Ngige has broken his silence over the payment of half-salary to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. According to him, the decision to pay full salary will be determined by the National Industrial Court. According to the minister on Sunday in Abuja, the government was awaiting the NIC decision on whether it should Read More
“The collapse of education is the collapse of the nation” From the mid-1980s when most African countries wholeheartedly accepted the Brent Wood Institutions (BWI) prescription of their political and economic diagnosis, the entire continent sank in every human index. The most notable sectors are education, health and human services and or development. Interestingly, these are the core sectors for any Read More
Nigeria has seen it all: the good, the bad, and the ugly, more in the education sector. A time there was when our graduates from the university were ranked high, mostly above those of our peers andcomparable to those from universities ranked top in the world. Students came from countries across the African continent and beyond to receive education here. Read More
After staying away from the classroom for eight months, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the early hours of Friday finally suspended its strike which began on February 14, this year. The Union took the decision at an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) at its National Secretariat, University of Abuja. The meeting, which lasted for more than six Read More
Nigerians have reacted after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) called off its eight months strike on Friday. Blueprint had reported that the various branches of ASUU had begun voting on Wednesday to decide the fate of helpless Nigerian students who have been at the receiving end of the strike. The Union after calling off the strike on Friday, Read More
After seven months of suspension of academic activities in Nigerian Universities, there are now indications that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may call off its indefinite strike on Thursday. 123 branches have reportedly met and completed congresses to determine the fate of Nigerian students. Blueprint had reported that the House of Representatives intervened in the matter, raising the Read More
Archbishop David Ekundayo Irefin is a professor of Economics at the Federal University Lokoja of more than 35 years. He is also the International chairman, Christ Universal Missionary Crusade Fellowship of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS). In this interview with JOSEPH OBUNG while on a visit to Calabar, he speaks on a number of national issues. As Read More
First and foremost, let me start by saying a big thanks to” literacy” because it inspires or helps me a lot. In fact, now it has become my “sub-primary assignment” because of its importance to my life and field of endeavour. Let me briefly highlight some points before going straight to the issue at stake, even though I don’t know Read More
I come in peace. The argument is no longer whether the Federal Government, FG, is funding universities or not; or whether lecturers should be paid better or not; or whether the backlog of salaries will be paid or not. No. It is now between the court and ASUU, should the union fail to comply with the order to return to Read More
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