The National Industrial Court has upheld the no work no pay rule by the Federal Government in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). According to the court, the no work no pay rule enforced by the Federal Government against members of ASUU who went on strike last year is perfectly
Falana Faults Ngige Over Request To Pay Withheld UNIZIK Lecturers’ Salaries
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has faulted the move by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, to facilitate the payment of withheld salaries of some lecturers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka. Following the eight-month nationwide industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) last year, the lecturers’ salaries
ASUU sets to go on indefinite strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is set to commence an industrial strike on Wednesday next week. Over 40 unions (NLC affiliates) including ASUU, NUPENG, NASU, NUT will commence a nationwide strike next week Wednesday barring last minute intervention by the Federal Government. An ultimatum was given days ago but the FG ignored. NLC President,
Is ASUU about to disenfranchise 3.5 Million Nigerian Students?
More Nigerians are calling the leadership of ASUU to address the issue of some universities fixing exams during the most important elections in Nigeria, February 2023. 3.5 Million eligible students who registered for their PVCs during the 8 months ASUU strike are about to be disenfranchised for two reasons : 1. Most may not be able to
Nigerian Students seek for justice ahead of the Elections
Nigerians are doing everything possible to make sure they elect the right leader come February 2023. Most Nigerian students have complained aggressively to what may seem as technical disenfranchisement. Most Nigerian students had their PVC registrations at home during the 8 Month ASUU strike but currently at school and most likely not to vote since they
ASUU Threatens Nationwide Strike over Payment of Half Salaries
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday warned the federal government against fresh crisis in the universities that would surpass all previous ones. The union, however, said the members cannot and would not continue to do free work that would not be remunerated. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, Kwara State, shortly after a
BREAKING: ASUU begins NEC meeting
The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has commenced its meeting, The PUNCH reliably confirmed. The meeting started around 12:40 pm on Monday afternoon. A member of NEC made this known in an interview with our correspondent under anonymity. “The meeting just started”, the source said. The PUNCH had earlier reported how
#ASUU : UNIJOS ASUU issues stay-at-home order to members
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Jos chapter, on Friday ordered its members to stay at home indefinitely, pending the payment of withheld salaries by the Federal Government. The ASUU branch made this known in a statement made available to Saturday PUNCH and signed by the branch chairperson, Prof Lazarus Maigoro. The
BREAKING: FG pays ASUU half salaries for October
The Federal Government only paid lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities for 18 working days in the month of October, The PUNCH has exclusively gathered. Lecturers and senior members of ASUU, who spoke to our correspondent under strict confidence noted that the government only paid half salaries. The PUNCH had reported how ASUU called
ASUU: Register CONUA, NAMDA, FG tells NLC
The Federal Government, Tuesday, appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC to rescind its opposition to the registration of two new academic unions in the Nigerian public university system. The PUNCH reports that the new unions- the Congress for Nigerian University Academics and the Nigeria Association of Medical and Dental Academics -received letters of recognition recently during