Discord among UniAbuja ASUU members over strike decision Anti-strike faction accuses leadership of serving personal interests Calls for transparency and adherence to democratic processes Eko Hot Blog reports that a rift has emerged within the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Editor’s Pick Admiring President Bola Tinubu’s Exemplary … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said university lectures have remained on same salary structure for 15 years. The union said the development was caused by the failure of the Federal Government to implement the agreements it reached with the university teacher in the past decade and a half. … Read more
FG has paid lecturers their full November salaries. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has reportedly paid lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) their full salaries for the month of November 2022. It was, however, gathered that the eight-month arrears remained withheld by the Federal … Read more
Lecturers took to the street to call out to FG to pay withheld salaries. EKO HOT BLOG reports that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Ago-Iwoye, yesterday, took to the street calling on the federal government to pay the withheld salaries of their counterparts in the … Read more
FG has been asked to settle the issue of payment with lecturers to avoid another industrial action. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, and students under the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, have called on the federal government to tread softly and not allow the issue of … Read more
FG has debunked the viral report of paying University lecturers half salaries. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government has denied the allegation that it paid members of the Nigerian Academic Staff Union (ASUU) half their salaries in October. Mr Olajide Oshundun, Head of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Labor … Read more
Lectures will hold an emergency meeting over the payment of half salaries by the government. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there is the likelihood of another industrial action in Nigerian universities as lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are set to hold an emergency meeting following the decision of … Read more
NLC has urged FG to release the withheld salaries of lecturers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has urged the Federal Government to release the withheld salaries of the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The union made this known in a communique made available after its National … Read more
ASUU: FG Drags Striking Lecturers To Court EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had been dragged to the Industrial Court by the Federal government over its lingering strike action which has kept students at home for nearly seven months. This online media platform understands that ASUU has been … Read more
Tinubu Campaign Group Slams ASUU Over Ongoing Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Tinubu Campaign Organisation (TCO) has slammed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the ongoing strike. This online media platform recalls that ASUU had announced its resolve to convert the roll-over strike it had embarked on since February to … Read more
The Federal Government has been urged to extend the retirement age for university professors and Polytechnics lecturers to 70 years EKO HOT BLOG reports that the rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Dr Dayo Oladebeye gave the advice during a get together held in honour of Builder Garba Olorunoje, who retired as one … 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
The striking lecturers have not been paid since February accroding to the Union’s President EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that none of its members has been paid since the union embarked on industrial action in February 2022. ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, who disclosed … Read more
FG Finally Begins Processing Of Withheld Salaries (Full Details) More medical lecturers have defied the ongoing ASUU strike to resume work in their various universities EDITOR’S PICK: Police Recover Unexploded IEDs At Owo Church Owo Church Attack “Targeted At Turning Yorubaland Into A War Zone” – Ooni Of Ife [JUST IN] Owo Massacre: Tinubu Extends … Read more
ASUU Strike: Reduce Demands Let Students Resume –Trade Union Beg Lecturers Cross River chapter Chairman of the TUC, appealed on Tuesday, in an interview with the News Agency in Calabar EDITOR’S PICK: Police Recover Unexploded IEDs At Owo Church Owo Church Attack “Targeted At Turning Yorubaland Into A War Zone” – Ooni Of Ife [JUST … Read more
Shortage of lecturers has hit polytechnics. EKO HOT BLOG reports that shortage of lecturers is presently gradually grounding the country’s polytechnics, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and rectors of federal polytechnics, have said. They said federal polytechnics were facing the serious challenge of the dearth of requisite academic staff following the government’s embargo … Read more
According to Nkemdirim, the two lecturers ran into Fulani herdsmen, when they were robbing vehicles.. Two lecturers at Abia State University, Uturu, and others were late Thursday robbed and kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen along ABSU-Isuikwuato Road. According to the Chairperson of ABSU’s Academic Staff Union of Universities, V U. Nkemdirim, the incident … Read more
The university’s chapter of ASUU had on Tuesday, March 25, said it would embark on strike from Thursday. CONUA said action at this point was insensitive to the plight of students, whose parents managed to pay their fees. Following the intended strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the Ambrose Alli University … Read more
A student of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Ogba, Lagos, Ms Anjola Ogunyemi, has said she is not returning to the school after being allegedly sexually assaulted by one of her lecturers, Tene John, as she no longer feels safe. Ogunyemi said she feared that she would be victimized by other lecturers of the … Read more