ASUP Threatens ‘Massive Protest’ Next Week:Striking Nigerian polytechnic lecturers may embark on a “massive protest” in the capital city, Abuja, next week, according to the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics President, Chibuzor Asomugha.Speaking on a radio programme on Ray Power FM and reported by news.naij.com on Friday, Asomugha said the …
AFTER polytechnic students have lost an entire academic session to the 171 day strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, and Colleges of Education have been shut for nearly four months, President Goodluck Jonathan is reported to have intervened into the situation. While some stakeholders observe …
AASU Urges FG to Resolve 10-Month Old ASUP Strike:The All African Students’ Union (AASU) on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to resolve its differences with the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and end the 10-month-old strike by the lecturers.The Country Representative, AASU Nigeria, Mr Umar Abdulrahman, made the call in …
YABATECH Students, ERC Protest Over Lingering ASUP Strike:A cross section of students of Yaba College of Technology and members of Education Right Campaign (ERC) yesterday protested the prolonged strike action embarked upon by public polytechnic lecturers.The students took to the streets of Lagos yesterday to register their grievances on the …
Education Minister Lambasts ASUP Over Lingering Strike:The Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike has lambasted Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) leadership over the seven months old strike saying their refusal to accept payment of their emolument of N40b in two installment was responsible for the lingering strike.The Minister who …
‘ASUP’s Bulk Payment Demand Responsible for Lingering Strike’:The Federal Government has said the refusal of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics to accept the payment of N40bn emolument in two installments was responsible for the lingering strike.The Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, said this in Bauchi on Monday at …
YABATECH Plans to Protest Lingering ASUP Strike Today:The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Chapter, on Monday said it would protest on April 8, to sensitise the public on the polytechnics’ six-month-old strike.Mr Adeyemi Aromolaran, Chairman of the Chapter, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
Federal Polytechnic, Oko Rector Denies Sponsoring ASUP Strike:Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Professor Godwin Onu, yesterday denied the allegation that he was among those sponsoring the protracted strike by members of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, and withholding salaries of some widows from Oko for no justifiable …
President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Mr. Yinka Gbadebo, has called on delegates at the ongoing National Conference to intervene in the 8-month lingering crisis which has led to the closure of Polytechnics and Colleges of Education across the country.Mr. Gbadebo, who is also a delegate representing …
FG Stopped Paying Striking Lecturers Salaries Since March 21:The President of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Dr Chibuzor Asomugha, on Wednesday said the Federal Government had stopped paying the striking lecturers salaries since March 21.Asomugha told newsmen in Abuja that the “no-work-no pay rule’’ had forced the union …