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ASUU Strike: Call Off Strike, Other Sectors Need Attention – Presidency

12Jul

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Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Call Off Strike, Other Sectors Need Attention – Presidency

The Presidency has commented on the ASUU strike, asking the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off its industrial action, claiming the government lacks the financial capacity to meet all their demands. The Presidency has asked the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off its industrial action, claiming the government lacks the financial capacity to meet all their demands. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity made the call when he featured on Channels Television’s Programme, Politics Today. According to Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration doe not have what it takes to meet 100 percent of ASUU’s demands. He queried the rationale behind holding the President by the neck over...

ASUU Ready To Call Off Strike Tomorrow – Osodeke

5Jul

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ASUU Ready To Call Off Strike Tomorrow – Osodeke

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has expressed readiness to call off their industrial action if the federal government meets their demands. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President, disclosed this on Monday night when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today. The ASUU President stated that although an agreement has been reached with the government, the document is yet to be assented to by both parties. See Also: ASUU Strike: APC Youth Leader Intervenes, Meets Ngige, Calls ASUU, NANS Osodeke said the union’s insistence on the deployment of their self-generated University Transparency Accountability Solution, UTAS, as a payment platform forms a key part of the negotiation. He said, “As far as ASUU is concerned, the strike can end tomorr...

ASUU Strike: APC Youth Leader Intervenes, Meets Ngige, Calls ASUU, NANS

4Jul

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ASUU Strike: APC Youth Leader Intervenes, Meets Ngige, Calls ASUU, NANS

Dayo Israel, the National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has disclosed that he initiated talks with the government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to find a solution to the ongoing strike. According to Israel, he met with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige yesterday in Abuja to discuss the lingering industrial action by ASUU. The APC youth leader in tweets on his Twitter handle noted that he equally consulted the presidents of ASUU and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). Israel expressed readiness to continue the engagement with key stakeholders until a solution that will enable students to return to school is found. Recall that ASUU declared an industrial strike on February 14, 20...

ASUU Strike: NLC Mulls Protest Over Lingering Crisis

1Jul

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ASUU Strike: NLC Mulls Protest Over Lingering Crisis

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has threatened to embark on a one-day national protest over the continued ASUU strike and to persuade the Federal Government to settle their labour dispute with university-based unions. The NLC said that a review of its reports showed that not much has been to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other university unions. This was disclosed by Ayuba Wabba, the President of the NLC, during the opening of the National Executive Council meeting of the Congress. The Congress leader asked all the affiliate unions of the NLC to issue notices on the imminent one-day national protest from next week. Wabba said, “I think there is reluctance in addressing this issue (of strike) and therefore, CWC has deci...

Strike: ASUU Meets As Visitation Panels Submit Reports

3Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Strike: ASUU Meets As Visitation Panels Submit Reports

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday expressed optimism about its ongoing meeting with the Prof. Nimi Briggs committee, describing the negotiation as being progressive. Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH on Thursday, the National President, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union had been negotiating with the Briggs committee since last week over its demands. ASUU commenced its ongoing strike on February 14, 2022, after the Federal Government failed to meet some of its demands including, the release of revitalisation funds for universities, renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, release of earned allowances for university lecturers, and deployment of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution The PUNCH reported tha...

FG Moves To End ASUU, Poly Lecturers Strikes, Begins Arrears Payment

20May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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FG Moves To End ASUU, Poly Lecturers Strikes, Begins Arrears Payment

The Federal Government has commenced the payment of minimum wage arrears, which it owed lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and Academic Staff Union of Universities as part of efforts to end ongoing strikes by the unions. The National President of ASUP, Dr. Anderson Ezeibe, and the Chairman, ASUU FUTMinna, Dr. Gbolahan Bolarin, confirmed this in separate interviews with Punch in Abuja on Thursday. Recall that the two unions are currently on strike following the inability of the government to meet their demands including the payment of minimum wage arrears and release of revitalisation funds, among others. While ASUU commenced its strike on February 14, 2022, ASUP is currently on an initial two-week warning strike. Confirming the payment on...

Strike: Minister Reveals Why ASUU, FG Are Yet To Reach Agreement

16May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Strike: Minister Reveals Why ASUU, FG Are Yet To Reach Agreement

ASUU on Monday resolved to continue its ongoing nationwide strike for another three months. The strike started on February 14, 2022, after several reconciliation meetings between both parties proved abortive. Speaking in Ilorin at a press conference to herald a year-long activity to mark the 40years anniversary of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Keyamo, who was represented by the Director-General of MINILS, Comrade Isa Aremu, said the issue had to do with two dispute of rights and interests. According to him, the ASUU strike had turned into strife that had worsened the education sector in Nigeria. He said, “Labour disputes are highly technical issues and need the relevant technical requirements and knowledge to interrogate. Read Also: ...

Agreement Reached With ASUU, Others, Strike Ends Soon –FG

14May

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Agreement Reached With ASUU, Others, Strike Ends Soon –FG

ASUU Strike The Federal Government has expressed optimism that the decisions reached in its three-part meeting with university-based unions would yield fruits next week. The Head, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr Olajide Oshundun, in a statement on Friday, said some agreements had been reached between the government and the unions. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, the Non-Academic Staff Union, and the Association of Academic Technologists are currently on strike. The unions embarked on strike actions while demanding improved welfare packages, better working conditions and implementation of various labour agreements signed with the Federal Government between 2009 and 2015. ...

12May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Finance, News, Nigeria

Buhari Begs ASUU To Call Off Strike

ASUU Logo President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to consider the plight of students and call off the ongoing strike. The President also urged students in Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions to exercise patience as the government strives to address the nagging issues in the nation’s university system within the ambit of the resources available. He made the appeal at the 19th National Productivity Day and the conferment of the National Productivity Order of Merit Award to 48 eminent Nigerians and organisations in both the public and private sectors, for their high productivity, hard work, and excellence. This was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, titled, ‘At National Productivity Day Awards, Presiden...

FG, ASUU Resume Talks Monday, Students Continue Protests

11May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

FG, ASUU Resume Talks Monday, Students Continue Protests

ASUU Logo Students of the University of Ilorin on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest to express their disappointment over the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, vowing that they would not have anything to do with the 2023 general election if the government allowed the strike to linger. This was just as students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, staged a similar protest on the strike in front of The PUNCH Place on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State. Recall that ASUU, on Monday, extended its rollover strike by 12 weeks to provide enough time for the Federal Government to attend to its demands. UNILORIN students, during the protest, said they planned to take their protest to major places like the Government House, roads linking Ilo...