…I cannot say how long the consultation will take… The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), yesterday disclosed that the union is still making consultations to determine when to call of the strike. Prof. Ogunyemi disclosed this while responding to questions of when the union will call off the strike from newsmen. […]
Strike: Division in ASUU as Union Deliberate on FG’s Offer
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has been divided over the offer presented before the union by the federal government. The Federal Government had last Thursday presented a new offer before the aggrieved union in an effort to end their 8-month strike. Speaking on Monday on the offer, the Minister of Labour and Employment, […]
I see no reason why ASUU should not accept our offer – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has expressed confidence that the Academic Staff Union of Universities will accept the new offer tabled before them by the Federal Government and end the eight-month strike which began in March. Urging the university Lecturers to hasten their consultation on Friday, the Minister noted that the latest […]
ASUU Strike: ASUU and FG to Resume Negotiation Table Friday
The Federal Government has expressed its readiness to resume negotiation with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday. This was disclosed by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Wednesday night. The meeting is in the hope of reaching an agreement with ASUU and find a solution to the indefinite strike embarked upon […]
ASUU Strike: No Hope in Sight to Ending the Strike – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has disclosed that there’s no plans in sight as to ending the lingering strike embarked upon by the union. Disclosing this in a press statement by the Abuja zone of the union on Tuesday, the university lecturers admonished her members to seek alternative means of survival as the […]
Strike: EKSU Lecturers Threaten Strike Over Unpaid 15 Months Salary
…Staff had been placed on half salaries in the last 15-months after having Sacked 1,172 workers in December 2019 The lecturers of the state-owned institution has expressed their readiness to embark on an industrial action provided the modulated payment of salaries of its members and cut in the monthly subvention continued. The Academic Staff Union […]
If Not For ASUU Public Universities Would Have Extinct – Prof. Ogunyemi
The National Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Abiodun Ogunyemi, has narrated the roles of the union in sustaining public universities in Nigeria. Ogunyemi who compared the public universities with public secondary and primary schools, said the intervention of ASUU has prevented PU lic universities in Nigeria from extinction. He disclosed […]
Breaking: Ondo State Residence Doctors Commence Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Salary
The residence doctors in Ondo State have on Monday, declared an indefinite strike over unpaid salaries. The doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH), Ondo chapter, on Monday, commenced an indefinite strike. The doctors are downing their tooling to demand payment […]
The Lingering ASUU Strike Becomes the Longest Since 1999 as Strike Continues
It is no news that the students across the public universities in Nigeria have been in their respective homes as a result of the lingering industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The university lecturers, despite the closure of all schools and tertiary institutions by the federal government in March, declared an […]
Strike: ASUU, FG Resume Negotiation
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have resumed their negotiation to bringing the ongoing strike action by the university lecturers to an end. The duo adjourned their meeting to Monday of this week after ending the last Wednesday’s meeting in a deadlock. The parley is expected to decide […]