The University Transparency and Accountability Solutions (UTAS) have been approved for use by the government, according to the union’s president. For the umpteenth time, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) leadership will meet with officials of the Nigerian government on Tuesday to possibly finalise talks on the renegotiated 2009 …
The ongoing examinations at Kaduna State University (KASU) have been labelled a violation of the rules and regulations governing the conduct of examinations in academic institutions by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).Kaduna State University’s administration held semester examinations for their students a few weeks ago, urging lecturers to …
Orji Kalu, Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, has encouraged President Muhammadu Buhari to put additional pressure on his ministers to terminate the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ ongoing strike (ASUU).In a post that he made on Facebook on Wednesday, Mr. Kalu instructed members of ASUU to work toward making …
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is advocating for the creation of a bill that would govern the process by which the children of public servants enrol in schools located outside of Nigeria.Prof. Kingdom Tombra, Chairman of the University of Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island chapter of the union, …
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has announced its support for the Nigeria Labour Congress’s (NLC) planned two-day rally in solidarity with the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).Comrade Sunday Asefon, the president of NANS, made this announcement in Abuja on Wednesday.He praised the NLC’s leadership …
On Wednesday, the Federal Government and labour unions came to blows over the groups’ insistence on continuing with their plans for two days of nationwide protests, which are slated to take place on July 26 and 27.No fewer than 40 unions, including aviation workers, will march in sympathy with the …
President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, to end the long-running strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions.President Buhari issued the directive on Tuesday, following briefings from the relevant government Ministries, Agencies, and Departments involved in resolving the dispute with …
Unresolved welfare concerns between the federal government and ASUU in the previous five months have taken a new turn as aviation unions have finalised plans to join the labour unions’ solidarity protest. The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has announced plans to join other unions in a …
On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will begin a two-day nationwide protest in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other affiliate unions over the ongoing industrial action in Nigeria’s public universities.The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, stated this in a circular jointly signed …
Ahmed Musa, a Nigerian footballer and the captain of the Super Eagles, has criticised Nigerian politicians for sending their children to school outside of the country while the government-owned universities remained closed for months due to a protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).Musa asked on Instagram …