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The Labour party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has lamented the effect of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on students and tertiary education in the country, Jkcyno news reports. ASUU, on February 14 began the strike due to what it described as “failure” on the part of the government to meet its demands.
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is leading other public tertiary institutions in the number of lecturers resigning their posts due to the federal government’s poor handling of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU’s) ngoing strike. Dele Ashiru, the UNILAG’s ASUU chapter chairman recently disclosed in Arise Television interview that about 70 percent of the institution’s
The vice-president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, received governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC who came on a felicitation visit in his office at the presidential villa as he recovers from surgery. The economy and the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU were among the issues discussed. Read Also
Members of the Joint Action Committee of Non-Academic Staff Union and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities , University of Lagos UNILAG branch are currently protesting against the sudden suspension of its strike by their executives. The PUNCH had reported that the aggrieved members said they were not duly carried along by their leaders before the
As the federal government and leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) meet today, the union has expressed the hope of calling off the strike if the government meets its demands. ASUU president, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this when he appeared as a guest on Monday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today. Osodeke
THE leadership of the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, on Thursday said it will resist any attempt under any guise by the Federal Government or its agents to introduce disparity in salaries of university workers. NAAT said that even if any union decides to call-off the ongoing strike, laboratories, practical halls and farms would
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions. ASUU had commenced strike on February 14, and other unions also joined them over the alleged inability of the federal government to meet up with
The Super Eagles captain, in a post on his Instagram page, questioned the politicians on how they feel visiting their children abroad, taking pictures in their schools and posting online while ASUU is on strike? He also asked which leader from other countries send their children to school in Nigeria. – credit : instagram
The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria has berated the Federal Government over the ongoing industrial strike in the country’s public tertiary institutions. The union, however, backed the university-based unions in their industrial action. The union also says it will not hesitate to declare a solidarity strike in support of the unions if the
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said their industrial action will end immediately if the federal government addresses their concerns. ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday night. Osodeke claimed an agreement had been reached with the government, but it has not been signed.