The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal Government 14 days to resolve lingering issues affecting Nigeria’s university system or face a nationwide strike. The ultimatum was contained in a communiqué issued after the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja). ASUU President, Prof….
The University of Calabar chapter of Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is embroiled in a major financial dispute after lecturers accused its former leadership of failing to remit more than ₦138 million (£80,000) in union contributions. The allegations centre on Dr John Edor, who chaired the Unical ASUU chapter until recently. According to…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) Branch, has threatened to withdraw services over alleged unpaid salaries by the state government. The Chairman of ASUU, AAUA Chapter, Dr Boluwaji Oshodi, announced this in a memo to the university management on Sunday. He said the directive followed the resolution reached at…
The University of Abuja chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that Nigeria’s higher education system is on the brink of collapse unless the Federal Government urgently addresses long-standing welfare and funding concerns. During a peaceful protest on campus on Tuesday, lecturers carried placards reading “What is good for the politicians…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) chapter, has staged a peaceful protest over the Federal Government’s continued failure to implement agreements with the union, warning of possible strike action. Led by branch chairman Prof. Anthony Odiwe, lecturers carried placards and sang solidarity songs across the campus in Ile-Ife, demanding improved…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the union is prepared for “mother of all strikes” until their demands regarding the 2009 agreements with the Federal Government are implemented. The University of Calabar (Unical) chapter stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Calabar. The chapter’s chairman, Dr Peter Ubi, said it was…
Academic staff at the University of Ibadan (UI) staged a campus-wide protest on Tuesday, calling on the Federal Government to honour agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The demonstration, led by ASUU UI chairperson Dr Aderemi Afolabi, comes days before a government meeting scheduled for 28 August. Protesters carried banners denouncing what…
Nigeria’s powerful university lecturers’ union has rejected a new Federal Government loan scheme for tertiary institution staff, warning that it risks worsening rather than solving the sector’s problems. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Calabar Zone, said on Monday that the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Loan Scheme was “a poisoned chalice” that failed to…
University lecturers in Nigeria have warned of renewed strikes unless the federal government moves swiftly to implement reforms recommended by the Yayale Ahmed report, submitted in February after years of negotiations. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ibadan Zone, issued the warning on Monday, accusing the government of employing “delay tactics” and ignoring agreements…
Nigeria’s higher education sector is once again under the threat of disruption as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) signalled plans for strike action over government inaction on longstanding agreements. Speaking in Jos on Thursday, ASUU President Christopher Piwuna accused the Federal Government of ignoring repeated calls to resolve disputes that have lingered for…
