asuu strike

The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, yesterday stated that the indefinite strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), May end in two days While speaking with the Guardian, the Minister stated that the President Buhari's administration has a policy of engaging...

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has thrown its weight behind Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. In a statement by ASUP Secretary General, Anderson Ezeibe, the union noted that the strike was aimed at restoring sanity to Nigerian universities. The union also called...

Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, has described the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as “unnecessary.'' Speaking during a programme on CHANNELS TV, Shehu said, “They want all the problems to go with a wave of...

In a bid the resolved the strike which has crippled most Nigerian tiertairy institutions, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, had a crucial meeting in Abuja. While there were some agreed steps to be taken on the issues at...

According to Rep. Johnson Agbonayinma, a member of the House of Representatives member, the current strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ strike is politically motivated. Speaking on Tuesday, he said the strike was a deliberate plot to disrupt President Muhammadu...

Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employement, Senator Chris Ngige has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to shelve its nationwide strike. In a statement issued on Tuesday, he said the federal government is already meeting the demands of the educational body, who...

The Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the federal government to return to the negotiation table. ASUU on Monday declared a nationwide strike in all varsities. According to Ezekwesili, no matter the disagreement dialogue...

As Nigerian students come to grips with the new ASUU strike and many other challenges, the new ranking of top 800 universities in the world comes as an added blow. To be fair, the 2017 edition of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), was a disaster for African universities as a...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday August 13th, 2017 commenced an indefinite strike across the nation. Non-payment of salaries, non-implementation of pension reforms are major reasons why the strike was embarked upon. As for students, this is another time to spend at home...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Monday declared a nationwide indefinite strike. Some schools have complied with the order while some are yet to. Here are the schools who aren't on strike: Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU says it will not join the strike. University of...

The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared support for ASUU’s nationwide indefinite strike. According to the General Secretary of the NLC, Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, government has a responsibility to honor agreements reached with workers. Ozo-Eson is a former Chief Economist of the NLC. He was part...

The Federal Government on Monday has reacted to the indefinite strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. According to FG, it was still negotiating with ASUU before it declared a nationwide strike on Monday. This is according to the Director of Information, Ministry of...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities in Nigeria, ASUU, has explained why its members commenced commenced a “total and comprehensive indefinite” strike. Briefing journalists on Monday after an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council held at the University of Abuja, ASUU...

Shehu Sani, the Senator representing Kaduna Central constituency at the National Assembly has backed the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU for embarking on an indefinite strike action. In a Facebook Post, Sani wrote, "First,I wholeheartedly support ASUU strike.Secondly, I call on...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday August 13th, 2017 commenced an indefinite strike across the nation. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President, said the lecturers took the decision to declare the strike after deliberations at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held...

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) commenced a crucial meeting Friday evening. The meeting, taking place at the University of Abuja, will among others determine if the lecturers will proceed on a nationwide strike or not. The final decision on the strike will...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has warned of the imminent closure of state and federal varsities over the non payment of workers' salaries. In a press conference during the weekend, the Port Harcourt Zone Coordinator of ASUU, Prof. Beke Sese, said lecturers would no longer...

The Muhammadu Buhari government has pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to be patient as their needs will be met. Represented by the Minister of State for Education, Prof Anthony Anwuka, Buhari urged ASUU to acknowledge that the current economic challenges that has...

Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has stated that the federal government cannot meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Speaking on Wednesday, Ngige said while FG has met most of the demands tabled by the lecturers, it can't meet the...

Efforts by the Senate to mediate between the federal government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) could not yield the desired results on Monday. Rising from a meeting which lasted for 8 hours, Senate Committee Chairman on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND)...