Nigerians Reacts As El-Rufai’s Son Describes ASUU As ‘Useless Union’ EKO HOT BLOG reports that Bashir, one of the sons of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has set tongues wagging when he described the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as a “useless union”. ASUU had extended its six-month-old strike indefinitely on Monday, … Read more
APC Chieftain Reacts, Says Tertiary Education Is Not A Human Right EKO HOT BLOG reports that a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, Ayo Oyalowo, has said that tertiary education is not a human right. The APC stalwart said this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. EDITOR’S PICK … Read more
ASUU has extended its ongoing strike action. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities has decided to extend its ongoing strike after hours of heated discussions. The decision was taken after the National Executive Council meeting at the union’s headquarters at the University of Abuja on Monday morning. EDITOR’S … Read more
ASUU May Declare Indefinite Strike As NEC Meeting Ends EKO HOT BLOG reports that after 196 days of embarking on industrial action, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is set to continue its protracted strike that has paralysed academic activities in public universities across the country. The resolution was reportedly arrived at after … Read more
ASUU Meets To Review 6-month-old Industrial Action EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is meeting to review its six-month-old strike. Sunday’s meeting started in the evening and the union, which has been involved in a protracted industrial dispute, is expected to … Read more
Sign Renegotiated Agreement With ASUU Immediately – Falana Tells FG Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on the Federal Government to sign the renegotiated agreement with the striking members of the Academic Strike Union of University (ASUU). In a statement on Sunday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria urged both ASUU leadership and … Read more
ASUU president, Osodeke has advised President Buhari to adopt Jonathan’s method to end the ongoing strike. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to adopt former President Goodluck Jonathan’s method in resolving the ongoing strike. Osodeke, in … Read more
Political Class Stifling Public Varsities To Promote Private Ones They Own – ASUU EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has accused the Federal Government of deliberately stifling and killing public universities in Nigeria, to promote private ones allegedly owned by the political class. It also alleged that … Read more
PTA Denies Offering ASUU N10,000 Support Levy To End Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Parents Teachers’ Association of Nigeria has debunked the statement that it will contribute 10, 000 naira each for Nigerian students, for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end the 6 months strike. Alhaji Haruna Danjuma, … Read more
“Pressure FG To Fund Education” – ASUU Rejects Parents N10,000 Support Levy EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the proposed payment of N10, 000 per session by each parent to assist the Federal Government in making more funds available for universities. Recall that the National … Read more
ASUU has identified two conditions that’ll end strike quickly EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Thursday said the Federal Government could resolve the ongoing strike in one day. EDITOR’S PICK Police Arrest Suspected Cultist Exposed By CCTV In Lagos 2023: BVAS Has Put An … Read more
FG Has Been Urged To Channel Abacha’s loot To ASUU EKO HOT BLOG reports that Dachung Musa Bagos, a member of the House of Representatives, has urged the Federal Government to use part of the recently returned $23,439,724million Abacha loot to settle the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Recall that Nigeria and the … Read more
FG Deliberating Depriving Youths Access To Education – ASUU EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government of deliberate attempts to deprive Nigerian youths of access to qualitative education. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman, Muhammad Sani Gaya and Secretary, … Read more
Strike: ASUU Faults Adamu’s Claim, Says No Issue Resolved Yet EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has faulted the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, saying no contentious issue that led to the strike has been resolved. Adamu had last week claimed that all the major contending issues … Read more
The NEC meeting could be make or mar for union EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will hold next Monday to decide on the offers by the Federal Government for it to end its ongoing strike. EDITOR’S PICK Tinubu … Read more
ASUU has declared Buhari’s Government ‘notorious’ for failing to honour agreements. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, has said the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government was notorious for pulling back on its earlier agreement with the academic union. According to Vanguard, ASUU also expressed doubt that the Federal … Read more
Strike: There Is A Mass Exodus Of Lecturers From Varsities – ASUU EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised the alarm over the exodus of lecturers from the nation’s universities for greener pastures abroad. The union attributed the development to the Federal Government’s poor treatment of … Read more
NASU and SSANU have finally suspended their indefinite strike action. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU) on Saturday suspended their strike actions after a brief meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in Abuja. The … Read more
ASUU Slams FG, Says No Resumption Without Payment Of Salary Arrears EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday said it would not call off its strike until the salary arrears of its members were paid. The university lecturers also said they would not teach students to make … Read more
There Was No Presidential Order To Resolve ASUU Strike In Two Weeks – Adamu EKO HOT BLOG reports that Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has denied getting a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve the protracted strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in two weeks. During the weekly Ministerial … Read more