Jonathan to Meet ASUP, COEASU Leaders Today:President Jonathan will meet officials of ASUP, COEASU on Monday 31st March to finalise payment structure for the striking staff.Meeting being facilitated by Supervising Minister of Education after COEASU and ASUP rejected the two installmental payment option.In a move to finally resolve the prolonged …
NLC Condemns Education Minister for ASUP Strike:The Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC) wants the federal government to take urgent steps to end the lingering strike by staff of the nation’s polytechnics and colleges of education.Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic have been on strike since October 2014 while …
Obiano Appeals to ASUP, COEASU to Sheathe Their Sword in Students Interest:Gov Willie Obiano of Anambra has appealed to striking lecturers of polytechnics and colleges of education to sheathe their sword in the interest of their students.Obiano made the call on Tuesday while declaring open the 127th Regular Meeting of …
The Media is Biased with ASUP Strike, Unlike ASUU Strike:FOR some months now, members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) have been on strike, and to my surprise, not many people are aware of this. In my own opinion, the media is to blame for this. During the last …
Federal Government Yet to Address our Grievances – ASUP President:In this interview with ARUKAINO UMUKORO, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Chibuzo Asomugha, says the Federal Government should address the issues raised by striking lecturersWhat is the current state of negotiations with the government and what …
Nigeria Labour Congress Calls FG to End ASUP, COEASU Strike:The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to end the strike embarked upon by some educational institutions in the country.This is contained in a statement issued by the NLC President, Abdulwaheed Omar in Abuja, saying that …
THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, decried the growing political tension in the country warning politicians not to endanger the unity of the country.In a communique at the end of its National Executive Council, NEC, held at Yandev, Benue State and made available to journalists in Jos, the union …
YABATECH Students Protest Against 8-Month ASUP Strike:The students of Yaba College of Technology took to the streets of Lagos on Friday to protest the eight-month strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics.While disrupting traffic at Yaba, Fadeyi, Jibowu, and Onipanu areas of Lagos, the students …
NANS Protests Over ASUP, COEASU Strike in Osogbo:Vehicular movement was grounded to a halt in Osogbo, capital of Osun State on Monday as students under the aegis of National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) blocked a major road in the commercial nerve center of Osogbo to demonstrate their anger over the ongoing …
ASUP Remains Resolute: All Demands Must be Met Before we Suspend Strike:DESPITE the Federal Government’s plea to chairmen of Governing Councils of Federal polytechnics to prevail on striking polytechnic staff to accept government’s offer to pay the outstanding CONTISS 15 arrears in two installments for the immediate resolution of the …