9th December, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, criticised the lecturers for being inconsiderate regarding the lingering strike in the country. EKOHOTBLOG recalls that ASUU declared a nationwide strike action months ago, after the federal government failed to honour the agreement with the body. Buhari, during a security meeting with the 36 governors in Abuja on … Read more
NANS, ASUU The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Monday said it would engage the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities with a view to prevailing on them to end the nine-month-old strike embarked on by the university lecturers. The organisation described the strike as “ridiculous” but expressed optimism that its consultation … Read more
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says its members will not end their eight-month strike until government pays all their withheld salaries. Recall that there were indications that the union would call off its strike after a meeting with the Federal Government on November 27. The government had promised to release N70 billion to ASUU … Read more
Some university students on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to consider their future and resume to work in their various institutions. Some of the students, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu, expressed worries and lamented as they appealed for the suspension of the prolonged strike. The students said they … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU says it is still having consultations on the next line of action it would take concerning the offers made by the Nigerian government for it to end its eight-month strike. The ASUU President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, stated this in a chat with newsmen on Tuesday, December 1. Eko … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may soon call-off its 8-month old strike after a meeting between it leaders and federal government representatives ended amicably. The Federal Government had, on Friday, pledged to increase the total payment to the union to ₦70 billion. It also agreed to pay the salary arrears of the lecturers … Read more
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has agreed to call off the eight-month strike which has caused a hold in the activities of public universities. The union leadership reached the consensus during a meeting with the government team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, in Abuja, on Friday. Read Also: … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is currently in a meeting with the Federal Government in a bid to “finalise talks” to put an end to its lingering strike. However, ASUU disclosed in a tweet on its official handle on Friday evening that it has shifted grounds on the government’s offer. According to the … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Akure zone, has said the solution to regular strikes is to formulate a law restricting public officers from sending their children overseas to study. In a statement, Coordinator of the Akure zone, Olufayo Olu-Olu, said such a law, if enacted, would help to restructure the education sector. The … Read more
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says the Federal Government is at its best to placing an end to the ongoing strike embarked on by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He said this while speaking in an interview on Arise TV, adding that he has three of his children who … Read more
The Nigerian government has moved to wield the big stick against the Academic Staff Union of Universities by commencing a process of registering a rival union in a bid to take the striking union out of the equation. News Agency of Nigeria reports that Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, dropped the hint on … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 18TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Singer, Simi has blasted Nigerian leaders over the continued strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. ASUU has been on strike since March as the government and union failed to reach an argument. The inability of the government and ASUU to reach an agreement has continued to hinder students … Read more
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it would not call off its eight-month strike even if the Federal Government withdraws the Integrated Payroll and Information System as a means of paying them. Coordinator, ASUU Owerri zone, Uzo Onyibinama who stated this in a press briefing held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, … Read more
There Is No Hope For Resumption – ASUU Gives Update On Strike Ekohotblog, November 17, 2020 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday pronounces to guardians and understudies to surrender trust in the resumption of scholastics in tertiary establishments. The association made this known during a press preparation on November 17 in Abuja … Read more
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the federal government of what it described as lies and half-truths regarding the lingering strike by the union. Recall the strike had been occasioned by the non-implementation of the 2009 FG-ASUU agreement. The Union said the federal government reached an agreement with it on virtually all the … Read more
NOVEMBER 15, 2020 The Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, has said that the lingering nationwide industrial action embarked upon by academics will encourage the government to review its strategy on commercialising education and starving public universities of funds. The union, while justifying the prolonged strike, insisted that it … Read more
NOVEMBER 12, 2020 The Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Universities (SSANU) have kicked against the payment platform proposed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists at the National Assembly complex in Abuja. “There … Read more
NOVEMBER 10, 2020 The decision may not be unconnected with the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Union. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan Chapter, on Tuesday directed its members to boycott the 2020 Convocation and foundation laying ceremonies of the University. The Union in a release signed by the Chairman … Read more
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the Nigerian Government is not making moves to end the ongoing strike. The union who mentioned this Monday added that the government is only “playing a game of deception and manipulation” over its demands “What we need is a commitment; there is nothing like transition and what we … Read more
The hope of students of public universities returning to classes in the country anytime soon may be futile as the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), Akure Zone has made it known that the industrial action embarked upon by the union may last years if the Federal Government refuses to honour its agreement with the … Read more