President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Dr. Nasir Fagge, said on Tuesday that the current strike by lecturers of public universities in the country was a sacrifice for better things to come. Fagge told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that there would be no development unless …
Teachers in the nation’s public universities on Monday vowed to continue with the strike, declaring that the attempt by the Federal Government to withhold their salaries would not stop their action. They also described a section of the National Association of Nigerian Students distancing themselves from the strike as “politically …
The Vice-Chancellor, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, in this interview with SUCCESS NWOGU, speaks on the nation’s university system, especially with regard to the ongoing strike embarked upon by lecturers in public universities How has the journey been at the Al-Hikmah University? I am grateful to God …
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has blamed the rot in the Nigerian university system on the Executive Secretary of the National University Commission, Julius Okojie, saying his failure to insist on quality has bastardised Nigerian universities.The lecturers also vowed to continue their strike unless the federal government honours …
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) struck a new deal last night.This happened at a three-hour close-door meeting at the State House in Abuja between Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo and the leadership of the union.Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, ASUU President …
The series of strike tabled below have been experienced by all Government-owned universities in Nigeria, whose academic lecturers remained under the umbrella of the “Academic Staff Union of Universities -ASUU”. 1999—5 months 2001—3 months 2002—2 weeks 2003—6 months(ended in 2004) 2005—3 days 2006—1 week 2007—3 months 2008—1 week 2009—4 months …
THE Federal Government may have reopened dialogue with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), in a bid to end the over two months old strike. This came just as the National Association of Nigerians Students (NANS) urged both government and ASUU to return back to the …
Some transporters, traders and others who provide services on university campuses have lamented the negative impact of the strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities three months ago. They said the strike was not favorable to their businesses, adding that the strike had reduced their sales and …
Two months after the Academic Staff Union of Universities embarked on an industrial action, the negotiations between the union and the Federal Government is still deadlocked.Like professor and Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos, Yomi Akinyeye, noted, ‘one cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.’ In other words, one …
The Ebonyi State University Chapter of ASUU has warned of likely increase in school fees if the demands of ASUU were not fully met eventually by the Federal Government.The Chairman of the chapter, Prof. Ndubuisi Idenyi, gave the warning in Abakiliki at a news conference on the current ASUU strike. …