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

16Nov

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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...

Half Salaries: Stop Provoking Lecturers – Falana

9Nov

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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Court To Decide ASUU’s With Withdrawn Salaries – FG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

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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Court To Decide ASUU’s With Withdrawn Salaries – FG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has said that only the National Industrial Court, NIC, can direct the Federal Government on whether or not to pay the withdrawn salaries of lecturers.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

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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 ...

ASUU Appeals Against NIC Judgment On Strike

23Oct

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ASUU Appeals Against NIC Judgment On Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has once again appealed the judgment of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria which ordered the union to suspend its strike. Reports say the court was yet to fix a date to officially hear the suit. ASUU Femi Falana, ASUU counsel, stated this in an interview with Punch on Saturday. According to Falana, the union was still expecting the official hearing date from the appellate court. Recall that Justice Hamman Polycarp of the Industrial Court had ordered the members of ASUU to return to the classroom. The union proceeded to file an appeal before the Appeal Court in Abuja. However, the appellate court asked the university teachers to call off the strike before its appeal could be heard. See Also: Real Reason We Called O...

17Oct

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Real Reason We Called Off Strike – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has revealed the rationale behind the suspension of its industrial action. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of ASUU said the eight months strike was suspended due to a court order and plea from concerned Nigerians. The ASUU President disclosed this when he appeared on Channels TV on Sunday. He said, “As you have seen from our press release – although there were interventions by the Speaker (Gbajabiamila) and others – the major reason we are resuming is because we are obeying the industrial court’s judgement. The issues have not been fully resolved and no agreements signed. “We are resuming because we are a law-abiding organisation and we don’t want to break the law. “We are also hoping that the intervention of the...

ASUU Strike: FG Apologises To Students, Parents

15Oct

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ASUU Strike: FG Apologises To Students, Parents

The Federal government has asked students and parents for forgiveness after the eight-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, was suspended. Recall that the leadership of ASUU yesterday conditionally suspended the industrial action on Friday. Reacting, the Ministry of Labour in a statement by the Deputy Director of Press, Oladije Oshundun, thanked all those who participated in bringing an end to the strike. See Also: ASUU Conditionally Suspends Strike After Eight Months The statement partly read, “Now that ASUU has decided to obey the judgment of the National Industrial Court by calling off the devastating action, we apologize to all students and parents, of which the Honorable Minister is one, for this unduly prolonged strike, which...

ASUU Conditionally Suspends Strike After Eight Months

14Oct

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ASUU Conditionally Suspends Strike After Eight Months

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has conditionally suspended its eight-month strike. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has conditionally suspended its eight months strike. The union called off the strike after negotiations with the Federal Government and the House of Representatives, led by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila. ASUU reached the decision to suspend the strike during its National Executive Council meeting held at the ASUU secretariat, Abuja that lasted from Thursday to the early hours of Friday. A source who spoke to Guardian said, “Yes, it has been called off.” ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke after negotiation with the government had stated that the strike may be suspended in a couple of days. Osodeke said, “In a f...

ASUU President Reveals When Strike Will Be Called Off

11Oct

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ASUU President Reveals When Strike Will Be Called Off

Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has assured that an end to the ongoing strike is in sight. Osodeke stated this during a meeting with the leadership of the House of Representatives in Abuja on Monday. The ASUU President stated that the discussions with the House had given hope that “there is light at the end of the tunnel” to the eight-month-old strike. He said, “This time around it is hoped that there would not be any persons or group to create issues that would make the union run into any hitch.” “We hope that in the next few days, we will put an end to this strike. “We want to have a system where the remuneration is enough to attract lecturers all over the World to our universities.” Osodeke argued that the c...

ASUU Strike: Buhari Budgets N470bn For University Funding In 2023

7Oct

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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...