ASUU Won’t Strike, FG Vows To Keep Students In School. WAEC, NECO exams to fully adopt computer-based testing from 2026. Women achieve stronger leadership roles, summit highlights inclusive reforms. The Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has assured Nigerians that students will remain in school despite concerns about a possible strike by the Academic Staff Union … Read more
As the world prepares to welcome the New Year, various stakeholders in Nigeria, including those from the manufacturing, academic, security sectors, local government unions, and the Ijaw National Congress, have called on President Bola Tinubu to take steps toward improving the economy in 2025. While acknowledging the challenges of 2024, which they described as “tough” … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), has petitioned President Bola Tinubu, seeking his intervention in the institution’s 57th inaugural lecture scheduled for Wednesday, December 11, 2024. EKO HOT BLOG reports that in the petition, ASUU called for the cancellation of the lecture, citing alleged irregularities surrounding … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has criticized the federal government’s student loan program, disbursed through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), arguing that it should be replaced with grants for the children of the poor rather than loans. ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, expressed his concerns on Thursday during an appearance on Channels … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday raised concerns over a concerted effort to undermine Nigeria’s public universities. At ASUU’s 2024 Heroes Day celebration in Abuja, ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, accused the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) of pursuing policies detrimental to the nation’s public education system. According to … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), and other university-based unions are set to meet with the reconstituted committee to renegotiate the 2009 agreement with the Federal Government, according to ASUU National President Emmanuel Osodeke. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs Rise Again As Deregulation Takes Effect Biden, … Read more
The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has firmly rejected the federal government’s annulment of the appointments of its new Vice Chancellor, Professor Benard Odoh, and Registrar, R.I. Nwokike. This decision follows a communication from the Federal Ministry of Education, which stated that the recent appointments did not adhere to established protocols. On Friday, the … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has revealed that 84 of its members died between May and August 2024 due to economic hardship and unpaid salaries. The President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, made this disclosure on Channels Television’s socio-political programme ‘Inside Sources’ with Laolu Akande. He said, “In the past three … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over the failure of the Federal Government to honour the 2009 agreement reached with it. The Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of the union, Prof. Timothy Namo, said this during a news conference on Friday in Jos. Namo said that the union … Read more
The Benin Zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Monday Igbafe, has escaped from the den of kidnappers in Edo. The suspected kidnappers ambushed Igbafen, on Saturday night at the entrance of his residence in the community. Prof Igbafe is a lecturer at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. It was gathered … Read more
No fewer than 30 members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have resigned from Sa’adu Zungur University, SAZU in Bauchi State. The Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Bauchi Zone, Namo Timothy, made this known at a press conference at Yuli Campus of the university on Friday. He explained that the Sa’adu Zungur University, SAZU … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the federal government to fulfill outstanding demands, including the payment of withheld salaries and the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement. In a statement on Wednesday, ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodoke, accused the government of neglecting agreements dating back to 2009 and … Read more
The Gombe State University (GSU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared an indefinite strike in response to the state government’s failure to address several long-standing issues. This is the first internal strike in the university’s history Speaking at a press conference held at the university yesterday, ASUU GSU chairman, Suleiman … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Lagos Zone, has called on the Lagos State Government to reinstate five sacked Lagos State University, LASU, lecturers. The coordinator of the zone, Prof. Adelaja Odukoya, made the call at a press briefing organised by the union on Tuesday in Lagos. School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, Burnt By Son … Read more
The scheduled meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been postponed to August 28. EDITOR’S PICKS Dangote, Elumelu, Otedola Lead New Fight Against Malaria In Nigeria Chicken Seller Attempts Suicide Over ₦1.2 Million Debt Rotary Club Of Abeokuta Inducts New President, Honours Femi Adesina, Others EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
The Federal Government, through the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has scheduled a meeting with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday to address the union’s demands. The minister made this announcement during an appearance on Television Continental’s “Beyond 100 Days” program on Thursday. This development follows ASUU’s issuance … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal and State Governments to tackle all the outstanding issues hindering the development of the nation’s universities. The ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, gave this ultimatum on behalf of the union at a press conference held at the Michael Okpara … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has officially notified the Federal Government of its intention to commence a nationwide strike, issuing a 21-day notice. Sources within ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC) confirmed the development to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday. The notice follows the conclusion of the NEC meeting held at the University … Read more
The Federal Government will pay two months of withheld salaries to SSANU and NASU members, pending President Tinubu’s approval. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government is set to begin the payment of two months’ salaries to members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and … Read more
ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has criticized governors for setting up state universities without sufficient funding. Eko Hot Blog reports that Osodeke alleged that most governors duplicate universities in their states to get a piece of the pie that is the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund. He made the allegation in an interview on Channels … Read more