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ASUU urges FG to tackle kidnapping, violent crime

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Aminu Imam

The National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, has urged the Federal Government to speedily tackle the challenge of kidnapping in the country. Ogunyemi told newsmen in Otta, Ogun State at the weekend , that it was necessary to bring violent crimes to an end in the country. Ending insecurity, he said, required commitment and sincerity on the part of the government. �It is the duty of the government to secure the life and property of the citizenry, the government has to do this with commitment.…

ASUU says 75% of students may drop out of Kaduna varsity

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) Chapter, says 75 percent of the university�s students may drop out of school due to the monumental increase in tuition fees. Its Chairman, Dr. Peter Adamu said, in a statement in Kaduna on Wednesday, that the students might have to leave because their parents could not afford to pay. Adamu urged the State government to rescind its decision to hike the tuition fees and engage relevant stakeholders on the issue, in line with its Open Government Partnership. According to…

Varsities unsafe to re-open now, institutions not ready � ASUU

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Aminu Imam

Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), on Sunday assessed Covid-19 protocols in the universities and said the institutions were not ready for safe re-opening. The chapters of the union, in separate interviews commented on the directive of the National Universities Commission, (NUC), that universities could resume on January 18, but must adhere to COVID-19 protocols in hostels and lecture halls. ASUU said although its members were ready to start work, government had not put measures in place for safe reopening of the schools. The union�s concern came…

Just In! ASUU suspends 9-month-old strike

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Aminu Imam

takes effect from tomorrow The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) today �conditionally� suspended its strike, ending a protracted industrial action that started since March 2020. He said the suspension of the strike takes effect from tomorrow, Thursday, December 24th. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi, made the announcement during a briefing of the union in Abuja, explaining that the development followed the agreement reached with the Federal Government and a meeting with its National Executive Council (NEC). While warning that the union would return to strike without notice if the…

ASUU will end strike before Jan 15, FG assures

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has again assured that the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), would soon come to an end. The assurances followed the payment of part of the arrears of salaries to the university lecturers in line with the agreement reached with the union. Speaking at the meeting with ASUU yesterday, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, assured that the strike would be called-off before January 15. Referring to an ultimatum issued by some students, the minister said the industrial action would…

ASUU postpones meeting with FG indefinitely

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Aminu Imam

� NANS threatens to shut down private varsities if strike persists The Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), meeting scheduled to hold today has been postponed indefinitely. This was disclosed yesterday by the President of the Union, Prof. Abiodun Ogunyemi, via its Twitter handle. The Union explained that the meeting was postponed because the time frame given to the union to consult its members is too short. Meanwhile, the new President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), Sunday Asefon, has vowed to shut down all private universities…

Breaking! ASUU postpones meeting with FG indefinitely

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), meeting scheduled to hold today has been postponed indefinitely. This was disclosed today by the President of the Union, Prof. Abiodun Ogunyemi via its Twitter handle. The Union explained that the meeting was postponed because the time frame given to the union to consult its members is too short. Details to follow�

ASUU agrees to call off 8-month strike after FG promises to pay N70bn

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 Aminu Imam

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has finally agreed to call off its eight-month strike. This was disclosed by ASUU via its Twitter handle on Friday, after its meeting with the Federal Government�s team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige. It tweeted: �The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has shifted ground on FG�s offer. The Union insisted that payment of outstanding salaries must not be done as through the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, (IPPIS), platform as promised, if strike would be…

FG accepts ASUU’s demands

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Aminu Imam

…Exempts Union from IPPIS, raises allowances, othersAfter weeks of negotiations and foot-dragging, the Federal Government yesterday accepted the demand by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), that they be exempted from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System,(IPPIS). Reading out the communique at the end of a seven-hour negotiation with ASUU members in Abuja, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said the governmentalso shifted grounds on a number of issues, including the insistence that all the academic staff of the federal universities must be paid through the…

�FG deploying hunger on our members to enroll in IPPIS platform’ – ASUU

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Aminu Imam

�Says private varsities recruiting their members� The Benin Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), yesterday said the Federal Government was using hunger to compel its members to enroll in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). In a statement issued in Benin City by the Union�s Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Fred Esumeh, the union said that since the deployment of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has been talking like a spoiler and anti-ASUU agent rather than…