Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke
The newly governing council members instituted by the Federal government for federal universities in the country have been rejected by the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU national president, said this new list is worse than the old one as this new list consists of old politicians rather than technocrats. […]
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, has threatened to go on an indefinite strike if the federal government refuses to reintroduce the governing councils of universities across the country that were earlier dissolved. In May last year, the government had put a hold on the governing council, the board […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities is still awaiting the decision of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the no-work-no-pay rule invoked by the Federal Government since its strike began eight months ago, The PUNCH has learnt. It was learnt that the President’s decision on the matter is key to a […]
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government could only afford a 23.5% salary increase for university lecturers while a 35% increment will be enjoyed by professors. The minister also noted that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), warned against signing agreements that the government will not be able […]
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 up for the six months they had been on strike if the Federal Government failed to […]
Delta State Government has called on the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to concentrate on how tertiary institutions in the country could commence academic activities rather than maligning it to score cheap political points. The Commissioner for Higher Education in the state, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare, made the call while reacting […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has said the ongoing industrial action will continue unless the government makes available the sum of one trillion Naira to the union for the running of the universities. In a tweet on Sunday, the union said, “ASUU to FG: Our Demand is #1trillion before strike will be […]
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