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ASUU gives update on planned nationwide strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said its National Executive Council will meet at the University of Lagos on February 12 and 13. According to the union, if nothing is done by the Federal Government by then, the lecturers would embark on

ASUU gives update on reopening of Universities

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said universities in the country will not reopen until the Federal Government honours the agreement it struck with the union. ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, stated this while speaking at

BREAKING: ASUU agrees to call off strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has agreed to call of its eight-month strike which has grounded academic activities in the public universities. The union leadership reached the consensus during a meeting with the government team led by the Minister

ASUU Speaks On Embarking On Fresh Strike

There are no current strikes by lecturers, according to Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) president Emmanuel Osodeke. Following a decision in favor of the federal government's "no work, no pay" policy, the rumors have been circulating. According

Appeal Court Orders ASUU To Call Off Strike

The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its strike. At the court session on Friday, the appellate court said ASUU should obey the order of an industrial court which directed the suspension

ASUU: Bleak future as 8 months strike ends

The strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) eventually lasted for eight long months. When ASUU declared the start of the industrial action in February 2022, nobody thought it would linger for so long. Not students, parents,

Anxiety as ASUU decides on shutting down universities

Less than one month after the Academic Staff Union of Staff Universities, ASUU, suspended its 8-month industrial action, the union and the Federal Government are back on a warpath. Already, the National Executive Council of the ASUU is set to meet on Monday

ASUU reacts to reinstatement of UNILAG VC, Ogundipe

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos (UNILAG) chapter, has lauded the Federal Government for reinstating Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the Vice-Chancellor of the university. The union's Chairman, Dr Dele Ashiru, who gave the

ASUU To FG: Students Need Grants, Not Loans

The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the federal government to convert its student loan scheme to grants, saying it will be difficult for the beneficiaries to repay. The ASUU branch Chairman

ASUU Threatens Strike Over 11 Months Unpaid Salaries

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, chapter, has issued a 10-day ultimatum to the university administration to pay its members' salaries or face an industrial crisis. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN

ASUU: Details of FG's meeting with lecturers emerge

The Federal Government has insisted it supports the renegotiation of the welfare package for university workers in line with current realities. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated this during a meeting with members of the 2009 FG and

Exams begin in OAU despite ongoing ASUU strike

The Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, has commenced exams for its students despite the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The school on Monday commenced its 2017/2018 second semester exams. Recall that ASUU had, on November

Strike: ASUU speaks on fresh demands from FG

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to show concrete evidence of commitment to agreements on meeting its demands over the on-going strike Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President, said in an interview with News Agency

Strike: ASUU speaks on considering future of students

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, has reacted to claims that the striking lecturers are selfish in their demands. Critics have accused ASUU of not considering the future of students and the

Strike: ASUU Receives Licence to Run Pension Scheme

The Academic State Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday, received the certificate of operation for Nigerian University Pension Management Company, NUPEMCO, from National Pension Commission, the regulatory agency for the country's pension companies. The refusal

Strike: Why we've shifted ground - ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, said it has shifted ground from its initial demands in the interests of Nigerian students who have spent over 7 months at home. ASUU said it has dumped its initial insistence that the government should release

ASUU Reacts to FG's 25% Salary Pay Rise

The National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this in an interview with our correspondent on Friday. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has reacted to reports that the federal government has increased salary of lecturers by 35 percent.

ASUU blames 'Japa' as lecturers shortage hits varsities

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has blamed the severe shortage of staff in Universities in Nigeria on 'Japa syndrome' as thousands of lecturers have left the country in search of greener pastures in foreign lands. In an interview with The Punch