Tag: ASUU

ASUU faces de-registration, as FG presents certificates of registration to 2 breakaway factions

Aminu Imam

…”We will not be stopped by CONUA” – Prof. Osodeke The Federal Government has presented certificates of registration to two breakaway factions of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). The new sub-unions in the academic sector are Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) and National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, presented the certificates to the unions yesterday, at the Minister’s Conference Room, Federal Secretariat, Phase-1, Abuja. The minister explained that the two bodies will exist alongside ASUU. CONUA,…

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Nigerian Governors Forum warn FG against sanctioning ASUU

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has sent a message of warning against sanctioning the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). The NGF Chairman, Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, made this revelation in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Thursday, after the meeting of the forum. According to the NGF, the Federal Government should rather resolve the contentious issues in the interest of the students and Nigeria. Also, the NGF said it has rejected the plan of the Federal Government to privatise National Integrated Power Plants, (NIPPs), to a private…

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Again, Buhari meets Pro-Chancellors of varsities, promises further consultations on ASUU Strike

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to engage in further consultations with relevant stakeholders towards ending the protracted strike by members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The president stated this when he met with the Chairman and select members of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities on Friday in Abuja. He said that without necessarily going back on what was already established policy, “I will make further consultations, and I’ll get back to you.” The Pro-Chancellors were led to the meeting by Professor Nimi Briggs. Briggs said they came to meet…

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‘Ngige lied; we were not invited to any meeting on Thursday’ – ASUU

Aminu Imam

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the federal government did not invite the union to any meeting on Thursday. On Wednesday, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said the Federal Government will soon resolve issues on the strike by ASUU. He had also said concerns over payment platforms will be addressed with the union and other stakeholders in the next meeting fixed for Thursday. However, speaking during a television programme, yesterday, ASUU president, Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union did not receive any letter of invitation from…

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ASUU raises eyebrow over threats, intimidation by KASU management

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Kano Zone of ASUU has expressed concern over alleged intimidation and threats against some of its officials by the management of the Kaduna State University (KASU). The Coordinator, Abdulkadir Muhammad, expressed the consternation in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna. Muhammad stated that the zone had received a disturbing report on the issuance of queries to the KASU Branch Chairman and Acting Secretary, Dr Peter Adamu, and Dr Akos Ibrahim, respectively. He added that the queries were vindictive and were issued to the two officials for communicating the…

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How ASUU uncovered multi-billion naira market, other properties owned by AGF Idris in 2020

Aminu Imam

The Accountant-General of the Federation, (AGF), Ahmed Idris, who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday over N80bn fraud, was in 2020 busted by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), for allegedly owning properties with billions of naira in Bauchi. The ASUU’s Bauchi zone coordinator, Prof. Lawan Abubakar, had in a statement, sought the AGF’s explanation on how he bought Sokoto Hotel, in Kano, for the sum of N500 million and ordered for its immediate demolition to build a multi-billion naira shopping mall. The…

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UTME: Parents express worry over backlog of admissions following ASUU strikes

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Some parents have expressed worry over the backlog of admissions following incessant strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the country. In 2020, ASUU went on a nine-month strike, which was the longest since 1999 and about two years later on Feb. 14, it went on a four-week warning strike. It declared another eight weeks strike, saying it was giving the government more time to attend to its demands. Upon the expiration, it announced additional 12 weeks roll-over with effect from May 9, to end in August.…

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ASUU strike: Protesting students block Sagamu-Benin Expressway

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Students in Ogun on Monday blocked the Sagamu-Benin Expressway in protest against the ongoing strike action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The joint protest had in attendance students from Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye;  Tai Solarin University of Education, Science and Technology (TASUED) Ijagun and Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB), Abeokuta. The students stormed the TASUED axis and blocked the expressway leaving many motorists stranded and travellers trapped. The students carried placards with inscriptions such as “#End ASUU strike now#”, “We say no to educational…

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NGO tasks FG on incessant ASUU strike

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Nigeria Development Front (NDF) has urged the Federal Government to put in place mechanism to end Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) incessant strikes in the country. Mr Charles Adeyemi, the NGO’s President, said this when he spoke on Wednesday in Osogbo. Adeyemi said that what ASUU was fighting for was adequate funding for the education sector and a better welfare for university lecturers. According to him, inadequate funding of universities impedes the development of the education sector, hence the need for government to address huge…

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‘Nigeria, most terrorised nation in the world, its workers pauperized – ASUU

Aminu Imam

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), University of Ibadan branch, has described the Nigerian situation as assuming a mythical dimension of failure, considering the lack-lustre attitude of the Federal Government to the intractable strike going on in the nation’s Universities. The Union, in a Workers’ Day celebration message to the Nation, signed by its Chairman, Prof. Ayoola Akinwole, made available to Media in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, added that Nigeria was “unarguably the most terrorised nation in the world, ahead of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, Nigerian workers carry on…

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