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Ngige, CONUA Blast ASUU Over Highhandedness, Lack of Transparency

18Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Niger

Ngige, CONUA Blast ASUU Over Highhandedness, Lack of Transparency

Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, has blamed lack of transparency by the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, for the decision of the Federal Government to register rival trade unions in the university system. Ngige disclosed this while speaking in his office in Abuja during the presentation of certificates of registration to the Congress of University Academics, CONUA, and the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics, NAMDA. The Minister stated that the unions have been officially gazette and are therefore entitled to all labour rights as contained in the International Trade Unions’ constitution. He said, “Before 2020, CONUA had approached the ministry complaining of a lack of democracy and transparency ...

<strong>Why Gbajabiamila Should Apologise To ASUU, Nigerians – Falana</strong>

29Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Labour, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Why Gbajabiamila Should Apologise To ASUU, Nigerians – Falana

Femi Falana, the lead counsel of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, has asked the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila to apologise to the members of the union. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and human rights lawyer also criticized the speaker for denying the agreement reaches with ASUU. Falana in a text to a Punch correspondent said that a member of the Federal Executive Council worked against the efforts aimed at resolving the issues related to the strike between the government and the university teachers. Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of ASUU, had accused the speaker of deceiving the union into suspending its strike. But several lawmakers on Wednesday defended the speaker. Falana in his reaction said, “It is public knowledg...

<strong>FG Pays ASUU Full Salaries For November, Withholds Arrears</strong>

30Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Finance, Labour, News, Nigeria

FG Pays ASUU Full Salaries For November, Withholds Arrears

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have been paid their full salaries for the month of November 2022. It was also confirmed that the eight-month arrears owed to the university teachers were not paid. This was disclosed by a senior member of the union at Bayero University in an interview with Punch in Abuja on Wednesday. The source said, “Some of our members have started receiving salaries and I can confirm to you that we received our full salaries for the month of November. However, the arrears are still withheld.” Recall that the Federal Government had withheld the salaries of the lecturers during their strike that lasted for eight months. See Also: ASUU Warns of Fresh Crisis Over ‘No Work No Pay’, Seeks Intervention The members of the union ...

<strong>ASUU Warns of Fresh Crisis Over ‘No Work No Pay’, Seeks Intervention</strong>

29Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Finance, Labour, News, Nigeria

ASUU Warns of Fresh Crisis Over ‘No Work No Pay’, Seeks Intervention

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Monday alerted Nigerians that if the Federal Government does not pay their withheld salaries, a fresh crisis will break out in the nation’s universities. The union asked parties of interest and well-meaning Nigerians to pressure the Federal Government into paying the withheld eight-month salaries of its members across the country. The alarm was raised by Prof. Moyosore Ajao, the University of Ilorin ASUU Chairman at a special congress of the branch that took place at the university’s main auditorium on Monday. Dr. AbdulGaniyu Olatunji, ASUU Secretary read Ajao’s speech while addressing the media after their solidarity rally within the varsity’s campus. Speaking on ‘Casualisation of Intellectual Workers in Nigeria: Preclude...

<strong>ASUU Threatens To Abandon Backlog Of Academic Schedule Over Salary Backlog</strong>

23Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

ASUU Threatens To Abandon Backlog Of Academic Schedule Over Salary Backlog

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has asked the Federal Government to pay the salary arrears of lecturers or risk abandonment of backlogs of academic activities prompted by its eight months strike. The union argued that the no-work, no-pay policy should not apply to members of ASUU because they are currently doing the work they ought to have done during the period of the strike, clearing the backlog in a combined two sessions. The university teachers made their stand known during a special congress and protest rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Tuesday. ASUU members, University of Port Harcourt chapter, protested the half-salary payment immediately after their congress. The lecturers marched along Delta Campus to the school Senate building in Abu...

<strong>FG Insists On No Work No Pay For ASUU Members</strong>

16Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Finance, Labour, News, Nigeria

FG Insists On No Work No Pay For ASUU Members

The Federal Government has insisted that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will not be paid for the period they were on strike. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, in an interaction with State House correspondents in Abuja, noting that it was in line with the policy of ‘No work, no pay’. Recall that ASUU had suspended its eight-month-old strike in October following an order of the Court of Appeal which upheld a ruling of the National Industrial Court asking the lecturers to return to the classroom. However, following the suspension of the strike, the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration paid ASUU members half salaries for the month of October while holding on to its resolve not to pay the arrears of salaries incurred while the...

ASUU Half Salaries: Governors Set To Intervene

11Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, Finance, News, Nigeria

ASUU Half Salaries: Governors Set To Intervene

Governor Muhammadu Badaru of Jigawa State has promised that the dust raised by the payment of half salary to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, would be legally addressed by all the state governors. Badaru said this yesterday during the official inauguration of the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS, that took place in Abuja. The governor assured that his administration would not relent in its support to students and stabilise the education sector through NANS. He stressed that President Muhammadu Buhari was not oblivious to the plight of the students induced by the ASUU strike and would not give room for similar situations again. See Also: Half Salaries: Stop Provoking Lecturers – Falana He said, “On the half salary...

Half Salaries: Stop Provoking Lecturers – Falana

9Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Half Salaries: Stop Provoking Lecturers – Falana

Human Rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, has asked the Federal Government to cease provoking lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union, ASUU, in a dispute over wages. Falana said this when he appeared on Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today, on Tuesday. He said university teachers deserve their full salaries for the period they were on strike. Recall that ASUU had on February 14, 2022, declared a strike that lasted for eight months, grounding academic activities in the nation’s public universities. Following an order of the National Industrial Court, NIC, ASUU suspended its eight-month strike on October 14. The union also met with the leadership of the House of Representatives led by the speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila who intervened in the dispute. Se...

Court To Decide ASUU’s With Withdrawn Salaries – FG

7Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Court To Decide ASUU’s With Withdrawn Salaries – FG

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said that only the National Industrial Court, NIC, can direct the Federal Government on whether or not to pay the withdrawn salaries of lecturers. Ngige disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday, noting that government was anticipating the NIC verdict of NIC on if the withheld eight-month salaries of the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, should be paid or not. However, the human rights activist and counsel to ASUU, Femi Falana, SAN, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to order the payment of arrears to the university teachers who spent eight months on strike. Reacting to the development, Ngige said: “The matter is in court. We are waiting for the court to call us back. It is part of the substantive issu...

ASUU: Why We Paid Lecturers Half Salaries – FG

6Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU: Why We Paid Lecturers Half Salaries – FG

The Federal Government has said that it applied pro-rata to determine the half salaries paid to university lecturers under the umbrella of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. This was contained in a statement by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, noting that ASUU members cannot be paid for work not done. The statement while stating that pro-rata was used to determine the October salary of university lecturers, debunked the speculation that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, directed the Accountant General of the Federation not to pay university lecturers full salary. See Also: UNIJOS ASUU Issues Order To Lecturers Amid Payment Of Half Salary The statement partly read, “Following the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which upheld the ...