ASUU Declares Total, Indefinite Strike In Taraba

This follows a permission by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU national to the state branch to embark on the strike action to press home its demands and the state government’s rebuttal of claims that it is not owing workers salaries. Arising from a congress meeting, the union insists that the rationale behind their action

BREAKING: ASUU Suspends 8-Month-Old Strike Conditionally

The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action conditionally, a member of the union’s National Executive Committee told Channels TV early Friday. The union decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted into the early hours of Friday. The meeting

ASUU to hold emergency meeting Thursday over suspension of strike

THE striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will convene emergency National Executive Council, NEC meeting on Thursday, to review recent developments, especially the positive response from the federal government to its demands. Preparatory to the meeting expected to take place at its headquarters in Abuja,the union has directed its zonal branches to collate the

#ASUUstrike : Gbaja begs ASUU to call off strike

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) should suspend its strike in the interest of Nigerian students. He spoke during a meeting with the union, Chris Ngige, minister of labour and productivity, and Okolieaboh Sylva, the acting accountant-general of the federation (AGF), in Abuja on Thursday.

SSANU rejects 23.5% pay rise, state varsities kick

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of state universities on Tuesday said state governments would not implement any agreement between the Federal Government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities. The committee’s Chairman, Yusuf Ali (SAN), disclosed this to one of our correspondents while commenting on the 35% increase for professors and 23.5%  for other university

ASUU welcomes govs’ intervention, wants sincerity

The Academic Staff Union of Universities  has said the union is open to the Progressives Governors Forum’s offer to take over negotiation aimed at ending the ongoing strike if it will be sincere. The union’s National Vice-President, Dr Christopher Piwuna, disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday. The PUNCH reported that the