Tag: ASUU Strike

ASUU Strike: Travellers, commuters stranded as protesting students ground airport

Aminu Imam

Air travellers, as well as commuters, were forced to trek to get to the airport in Lagos yesterday, due to the blockade of the road by students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), protesting the strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). Recall that ASUU has been on strike since February 14, 2022. Due to the protest, the travellers were seen trekking to the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, in Ikeja. It was gathered that some Lagosians were making business out of helping…

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Gbajabiamila summons ASUU, as Nigerian students threaten to shut down airports over lingering strike

Aminu Imam

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has summoned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for a meeting over the on-going seven-month-old strike. This was contained in an issued letter, signed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Yahaya Danzarta, and addressed to the president of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke. According to the letter, the Speaker expressed his concern over the failed negotiations between the Federal Government and the union. The letter partly reads, The Hon. Speaker House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, hereby invites…

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NANS vows to shut down Nigerian airports over ASUU strike

Aminu Imam

The National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), has said it would ground activities at the local and international airports across the country beginning from Monday, September 18 over the lingering strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). It said its decision to ground airports activities was due to the successes recorded in its road protest during which several highways were blocked. The NANS leadership, which made the disclosure at a press conference in Akure, the Ondo State capital, said the grounding of airports was to make the…

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Prolonged Strike: FG drags ASUU to Industrial Court over refusal to end strike

Aminu Imam

After nearly seven months of strike action which has kept students at home, the Federal Government has taken the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), to the Industrial Court. Recall that since February 14, ASUU has been on strike to bring attention to the deteriorating facilities at the various universities and the unions claims of being ignored. On Friday, sources from the Federal Ministry of Labour told newsmen that the ministrys Trade Dispute Department had filed a complaint with the Abuja-based Industrial Arbitration Court, in accordance with Section 17 of…

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ASUU strike: FG agrees to increase professors salaries by 35%, lecturers 23.5%

Aminu Imam

…Constitutes team to review Nimi-Briggs committee report The Federal Government, in the aftermath of a special closed-door meeting with Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of public universities in the country, has agreed to increase professors salaries by 35%. According to the spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, who briefed newsmen after the meeting, the minister, Adamu Adamu, said, The Federal Government can only afford a 23.5% salary increase for all categories of the workforce in Federal Universities, except for the professorial cadre, which will enjoy a 35% upward review. Henceforth,…

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“Were baffled Adamu, Ngige remain in office despite ASUU logjam” Rafsanjani

Aminu Imam

The Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC), Auwal Ibrahim Rafsanjani, has bemoaned handlers of Nigerias education system for hanging on despite the closure of federal universities for the past six months. Rafsanjani, who spoke at the weekend in Kano, during a journalists training on: Prioritising anti-corruption and accountability issues during the upcoming 2023 elections, declared ASUU industrial action as legitimate steps to revamp University education. Rafsanjani said, It is only in Nigeria that universities are closed for 6 months and people who are in charge of education are…

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ASUU gives fresh conditions to end lingering strike

Aminu Imam

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has outlined fresh conditions the Federal Government must take to end its six-month-long academic strike. Speaking on a television programme, yesterday, its National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, insisted that the President Buhari-led administration must exhibit transparency to end the on-going strike. According to him, the Federal Government must clearly state its position on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, (UTAS), a payroll system that ASUU wants as a replacement for the Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system, (IPPIS). Osodeke further said: Government should…

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Strike: FG to meet VCs, Councils on Sept. 6

Aminu Imam

…”$23m Abacha loot should address our demands” ASUU President The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC) has convened a meeting with the vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and management of Federal universities, in line with the on-going strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). This was convened in a letter written by the Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration, of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, and addressed to all pro-chancellors, chairmen of councils, and vice-chancellors of Federal universities. The meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, is expected to…

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FG kicks as ASUU extends six-month-old strike

Aminu Imam

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its six-month-old strike. The decision was taken after a series of heated discussions at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, which was held at the unions headquarters at the University of Abuja, yesterday. Speaking on the extension, the spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, told newsmen that the Government had taken all possible steps to end the strike. He said, As regards the next steps, the Government has already inaugurated a committee to harmonise the IPPIS, UTAS, and…

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Insecurity, ASUU Strike: UKs student visas to Nigerians surge 223% in one year

Aminu Imam

…Work visas rise 109% The number of Nigerians granted sponsored study visas, also known as student visas, by the United Kingdom (UK) has increased by 222.8 percent. The number of Nigerians granted sponsored study visas, also known as student visas, by the United Kingdom (UK) has increased by 222.8 percent to 65,929 in June 2022 from 20,427 in the same period of 2021. Further analysis of the official immigration data released by the British government on Thursday also shows that the 65,929 students visas is the highest in four years…

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