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ASUU NEC To Make Decision On Strike Sunday

23Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

ASUU NEC To Make Decision On Strike Sunday

The National Executive Council of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will decide on the continuation or suspension of the ongoing industrial action on Sunday, August 28, 2022. Reports say the meeting is expected to take place at the union’s national headquarters at the University of Abuja. The decision of the union will be based on reports from different state congresses that are expected to be conducted before then. Recall that ASUU had on February 14, 2022, declared strike over some dispute with the federal government. Among the issues are the deployment of the University Transparency Accountability System, UTAS, and the renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement among others. A source who spoke to Punch said, “The NEC meeting will hold on Aug...

Angry Lecturers Leaving Nigeria In Droves – ASUU

22Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

Angry Lecturers Leaving Nigeria In Droves – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has lamented the mass exodus of academics from the country’s universities, owing to the lingering strike and government’s inaction. This was disclosed by the President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke, who stated that several lecturers have resorted to alternative means of livelihood. He noted that while some have taken to farming, others had travelled out of the country in search of better fortune. Osodeke was reacting to the refusal of government to address some of the union’s demands, among which is the payment of the striking lecturers’ backlog of salaries accrued over the duration of the seven months strike. Recall that ASUU had on February 14 2022 declared strike. Osodeke said, “So many lecturers are leaving to engage in ...

21Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

SSANU, NASU Call Off Strike

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions, NASU, and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has announced the suspension of their strike, effectively on Wednesday. This was disclosed by the Joint Action Committee, JAC, of both unions in a statement issued by Mr Peter Adeyem, on Saturday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Adeyemi said the decision to suspend the strike was reached after negotiation between the unions and the Federal Government team led by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu. He said that the suspension will last for an initial two months to afford the government time to implement the agreements reached. He said, “Part of the agreement is the decision of the government to set aside the sum o...

18Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

Why ASUU Strike Lingers – FG

The Federal Government has explained that the demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to be paid a backlog of salaries spanning the six-month strike duration is delaying its negotiations with the union. The FG insisted that ASUU members will not be paid the backlog of salaries withheld during the strike period. This was disclosed by Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, in an interaction with newsmen at the 47th session of the State House Ministerial Media Briefing organised by the presidential Communications Team at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. Recall that ASUU had on February 14, 2022, declared an industrial action over a dispute with the FG. Other university-based unions equally embarked on strike. Among the unions are the Senior Staff Association o...

Governors Above 50 Years Should Resign – NLC

13Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Labour, News, Nigeria

Governors Above 50 Years Should Resign – NLC

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has frowned at the Nigerian Governors Forum’s recommendations to the Federal Government on the solution to the country’s economic woes. Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, disclosed this in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that governors allegedly proposed the removal of petrol subsidy/under-recovery estimated at N6-7 trillion. The governors also asked for early retirement of civil servants aged above fifty years and the implementation of the reviewed Oronsaye Report, which proposed ending the financing of the government’s budgetary expenditures. Wabba in his reaction described the proposals as shameful, insensitive and hypocritical. He said, “Your Excellency, while we do agree that the economy is in need of revitalisation...

ASUU Strike: FG Discloses Strategy To End Lingering Strike

3Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: FG Discloses Strategy To End Lingering Strike

The Federal Government has said it will utilise voluntary conciliation as a solution to the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and other university-based unions. This was stated by Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, on Tuesday during a 3-day capacity-building workshop on International Labour Standards and Dispute Resolution in Nigeria in Abuja. He said that voluntary conciliation was adopted instead of arbitration in order to hasten the resolution process with the university teachers. The Minister, during the event hosted by the Industrial Arbitration Panel, IAP, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisations, ILO, said that the issue would have been taken to the IAP or National Industrial Court of Nigeria, NICN....

ASUU Strike: Unease As Electricity Workers Declare Readiness To Join NLC Protest

24Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Labour, News, Nigeria, Power

ASUU Strike: Unease As Electricity Workers Declare Readiness To Join NLC Protest

Power sector workers have declared readiness to join the protest scheduled by the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, to persuade the federal government to resolve the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The workers under the auspices of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, confirmed its readiness in a memo issued by its General Secretary, Joe Ajaero, after a meeting of the central working committee and national working committee. According to the memo, all members were directed to “massively mobilise and actively participate in the NLC/ASUU solidarity protest”. Ajaero called on vice presidents, state/administrative councils and chapter secretaries to collaborate with the leadership of state executive councils for “a successful outing”...

ASUU Strike – Buhari Gives The Minister of Education Two Weeks Ultimatum

20Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Breaking News, Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike – Buhari Gives The Minister of Education Two Weeks Ultimatum

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to resolve the ongoing ASUU strike within the next two weeks. President Buhari gave the instruction during a meeting with certain Ministers and heads of Federal Government agencies concerned with the situation surrounding the action taken by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Others present in the meeting, were the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Ngige, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami, the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, the Chairman of National Salaries Income and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, the Director-General Budget Offi...

ASUU Open To Accepting 100 Per Cent Pay Rise – Former Chair

20Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

ASUU Open To Accepting 100 Per Cent Pay Rise – Former Chair

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has expressed willingness to consider the 100 percent increase in pay reportedly being proposed by the government. The union stressed that so far, no such proposal has been made by the federal government. Dr Nasir Fagge, former President of ASUU, disclosed this during a joint briefing by Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU, at its Abuja headquarters. Reports say the Federal Government is deliberating offering lecturers a 100 percent pay rise following the alleged 180 proposals made by the renegotiation committee led by Nimi Briggs. See Also: ASUU Strike – Buhari Gives The Minister of Education Two Weeks Ultimatum Fagge said: “We have negotiated with a duly mandated committee that is appointed by government and we hav...

ASUU Strike: Aviation Union Set To Shut Down Airports

19Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Aviation, Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Aviation Union Set To Shut Down Airports

Abdulrasaq Saidu, the General Secretary of the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, ANAP, says the group will join the protest scheduled by the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, to demand an end to the lingering ASUU strike and those of other university workers. Saidu urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take measures to bring an end to the more than five months long strike, noting that it has led to an increase in social vices across the country. He added that the strike has ridiculed Nigeria’s educational sector and called its integrity into question. See Also: ASUU Strike: NLC To Embark On Two Days Solidary Protest He said, “ASUU, NASU, SAUTHRIAI, NAAT had been on strike for more than five months due to the apparent failure of government to sign the re-negotiated ...