The Academic Staff Union of Universities has issued a 14-day strike warning ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve some lingering issues dating as far back as 2009. In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 25. ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, said the academic union is seeking the conclusion of the renegotiation of the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abuja zone, expressed deep sorrow on Monday over the loss of several of its members due to economic hardship, inadequate remuneration, and unfavorable working conditions prevailing in the country. According to ASUU, at least 46 academics have passed away in universities within the Abuja zone, including the University…
One of the leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Federal University of Technology, Oye Ekiti, Dr Ezekiel Adeyemi, has been abducted from his residence in Lagos State. SaharaReporters learnt that Adeyemi was abducted from his house around 2am on Saturday and driven to Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on the…
A lawsuit filed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), challenging the registration of the Congress Of University Academics (CONUA) and the Nigeria Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) as trade unions by the Federal Government, has been struck out by President of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, Justice Benedict Kanyip. Justice…
A former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dipo Fasina, popularly known as ‘Jingo,’ has been found. Earlier it was reported by PREMIUM TIMES that Fasina had been missing since Saturday, July 1, 2023. Fasina was reportedly travelling to Algeria at the invitation of the Algerian government when he missed his…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced that it will embark on a one-day nationwide protest rally over the implementation by the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of a “no-work, no-pay” policy for lecturers in the country. Truetells Nigeria gathered that the nationwide protest rally would hold at the branch level of the union across public university…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) National Executive Committee (NEC) has concluded its meeting held in the Federal Capital Territory. Truetells Nigeria reports that following the half October salaries paid to members of ASUU by the federal government, the Union held an emergency NEC meeting to discuss the way forward. According to some ASUU…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University chapter, has said it will not release students’ results if the government fails to release the withheld salaries for members of the union for the period while they were on strike. The union also threatened to discontinue the supervision of undergraduates and postgraduates projects, according to Punch….
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Rivers State, has announced resumption of its academic activities following the suspension of the eight-month-old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). According to a circular released by the institution, on Friday, students will be starting their examination from Monday, October 24. The circular is titled,…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been ordered by the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja to resume work immediately. The Court of Appeal gave the directive on Friday while granting leave to ASUU to appeal the interlocutory injunction of Justice Polycarp Hamman of the Abuja Division of the National Industrial Court of…
