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ASUU Strike: Buhari Budgets N470bn For University Funding In 2023

7Oct

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Buhari Budgets N470bn For University Funding In 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has proposed N470 billion for the funding of tertiary education in the 2023 budget. This was disclosed by President Muhammadu Buhari during the budget presentation to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday. President Muhammadu Buhari The fund is expected to address some of the demands of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, such as the revitalization and salary increments. According to Buhari, his administration noted “with dismay the crisis that has paralysed activities in the public universities in the country.” He said that he “expected the staff of these institutions to show a better appreciation of the current state of affairs in the country. In the determined effort to resolve the issue, we have provided a tot...

Nasarawa University Resume Academic Activities Amid ASUU Strike

7Oct

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Nasarawa University Resume Academic Activities Amid ASUU Strike

Academic activities have commenced at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, NSUK, after some lecturers defied the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. This development was confirmed by ASUU NSUK branch Chairman, Dr Samuel Alu, Information and Protocol Officer of the varsity, Mr Abraham Ekpo, and President, NSUK Students Union Government, SUG, Mr Najeem Gbefwi, at the university on Thursday. ASUU Strike According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, lectures commenced in the Faculty of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences among others. The resumption was in response to the directive issued by the university management through a statement that was recently issued, asking students to return to campus for commencement. However, the directive was opposed ...

ASUU Strike: Buhari Begs Lecturers to Return to Classrooms

1Oct

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Buhari Begs Lecturers to Return to Classrooms

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the eight months strike embarked on by the Union. See Also: ASUU Says FG Can Resolve Eight-Month Strike in Two Days Buhari implored lecturers to return to classrooms during his Independence Day anniversary speech on Saturday. He assured the demands of the lecturers will eventually be met but within the limits of scarce resources. He said ” I’m using this independence Day celebration to reiterate my call for the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities to return to the classroom while assuring them to deal with their contending issues within the limits of the scarce resources available. “This administration has made appreciable progress in redressing ...

NECO Releases 2022 SSCE Examination Results

30Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

NECO Releases 2022 SSCE Examination Results

The National Examination Council (NECO) announced on Thursday, the release of the 2022 Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results. NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi made the announcement at the NECO Headquarters in Minna. See Also: How NECO Registrar Died – Exam Body Clarifies It was also revealed that 29 supervisors had been blacklisted for committing various malpractice offenses during the concluded examination. Prof. Wushishi said 60.74% of students, which is around 727,894 made five credits and above, including Mathematics and English Language. This means a decrease of 10.9% compared to 2021 performance while noting that out of 1,209,703 registered candidates, only 1,198,417 sat for the examination. The Re...

ASUU Says FG Can Resolve Eight-Month Strike in Two Days

29Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News

ASUU Says FG Can Resolve Eight-Month Strike in Two Days

President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Osadeke, says the Federal Government is capable of resolving the ongoing strike within two days. See Also: ASUU Reaches Agreement with Reps, Awaits Buhari’s Approval Prof. Emmanuel stated this while he was featured on the Arise TV programme, he further stated that the reason the strike continues is that the Federal Government does not want to meet the demands of ASUU. He also blasted Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige for taking ASUU to the National Industrial Court while the House of Representatives and President Buhari are still negotiating with the Union to end the eight-month strike. “All Nigerians can see that the government is not interested in resolving the issues. Like I have said, th...

ASUU Reaches Agreement with Reps, Awaits Buhari’s Approval

21Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Reaches Agreement with Reps, Awaits Buhari’s Approval

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reached an agreement with the Federal Government after a 4-hour meeting at the National Assembly in Abuja. See Also: FG Considers Minimum Wage Increase for Workers to Tackle Inflation The agreement between both parties was negotiated by the leadership of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. ASUU president, Emmanuel Osodeke represented the union while Goodluck Opiah, the Minister of State for Education, stood as the representative for the Federal Government. Although an agreement has been reached, President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to approve it as he is currently at the United Nations General Assembly meeting at the UN. Femi Gbajabiamila, who was present at the meeting, disclosed that indeed an agreement was reached...

ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens to Shut Down Airports if Strike Continues

18Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens to Shut Down Airports if Strike Continues

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has threatened to shut down the operations of all international airports in the country over the failure of the Federal Government to resolve the ongoing ASUU Strike. See Also: ASUU Strike: Yul tells Students to Block Road to NASS, Aso rock not Lagos-Ibadan Expressway After holding a meeting at the weekend in Akure, Ondo state, The Students Union had concluded that the Federal Government was treating the lecturers on strike and education as a whole, poorly. After deeming the four-day roadblock of highways and expressways a success, the Students Union has decided to stop international Airports from conducting operations beginning September 19, 2022. The Union justified its decision by saying the government should also exp...

ASUU Strike: Yul tells Students to Block Road to NASS, Aso rock not Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

16Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, Movies and Films, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Yul tells Students to Block Road to NASS, Aso rock not Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Nollywood Actor, Yul Edochie, condemns the actions of protesting university students who mounted a roadblock on the Lagos-Ibadan road over the lingering strike by ASUU. See Also: Peter Okoye Gives Reason Why Opponents attack Peter Obi The prolonged strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had incited students to mount a roadblock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday, which left motorists stranded. Yul reacted to the action by university students, he asked them to channel their pent-up anger to the National Assembly and Aso rock, not the poor masses. Airing his displeasure about the action on Twitter, Yul asked the students to mount a block on Aso rock and the National Assembly, not the public roads used by citizens. He wrote, “Dear students,...

FG Drags ASUU to Court Over Ongoing Strike

12Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

FG Drags ASUU to Court Over Ongoing Strike

The Federal Government has called upon the National Industrial Court (NIC) to settle the trade dispute between it and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. See Also: How I Solved Dispute With ASUU In One Night – Jonathan To that effect, The NIC has summoned both parties to appear before the Court on Monday in Abuja to look through the ongoing strike embarked on by the university unions. The Federal Government wants the Court to direct ASUU to resume academic activities after shutting down public universities for eight months. The Court issued a letter on the 9th of September, signed by the chief register, stating the court sitting would hold at No 11, New-Bussa close, Area 3, Garki Abuja, on Monday 12th of September 2022, at 9 am. Source: Daily Post

ASUU Strike: UNIBEN Staff Member Commits Suicide

11Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Cost of Living, Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: UNIBEN Staff Member Commits Suicide

Prince Carter Oshodin who is a staff of the Federal University of Benin committed suicide on Friday over the non-payment of salaries due to ASUU strike. The Government had refused to pay workers of universities that had embarked on a strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). See Also: ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens Mass Action from Students This action by the University unions which led to non-payment of salaries prompted the data entry personnel at UNIBEN, Price Carter to take his life as he could not meet his financial responsibilities. A UNIBEN professor, his name undisclosed, said it was disheartening because they hadn’t been paid for months by the federal government including those who had called off the strike. “Yes he was our staff, he killed himsel...