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23Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

Does FG Plan To Proscribe ASUU?

The Federal Ministry of Education has responded to speculation that the government plans to prescribe the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The ministry denied knowledge of any such plans to proscribe ASUU. However, the ministry described as unreasonable, ASUU’s failure to call off its strike despite the intervention of the Minister of Education. This was stated by the ministry’s spokesperson, Ben Goong, in an interview with Punch. Speculations were rife in the media that the government was making plans to proscribe the academic union and drag it to the National Industrial Court over the lingering strike. Goong said, “We are not aware of such plans. The minister gave all the updates during his press briefing with State House correspondents. If there w...

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...

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...

ASUU Strike: Lost Academic Session To Be Forgone If FG Fails To Pay

20Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Education, Employment, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Lost Academic Session To Be Forgone If FG Fails To Pay

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said that unfinished academic sessions will be forgone if the Federal Government fails to pay the backlog of salaries owed to members during the duration of the ongoing strike. This was disclosed by the President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke, during an interview on Television yesterday. His position follows the threat by the Federal government not to pay lecturers for the period of the ongoing industrial action. Osodeke, in his reaction, said, “If we agree on that, therefore, the lectures we should have given (to students) for 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 (sessions), should be allowed to go so we start a new session, 2022/2023, in September. “Therefore, by July next year, I would go on my leave as we used to have in those ...

20Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

NANS To Sue FG Over ASUU Strike

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has expressed resolve to sue the Federal Government over the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. NANS argued that the strike which has rendered university students idle and extended their expected period of graduation is actionable and they will be seeking redress in court for their members. This was stated by Sunday Asefon, National President of NANS, in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. Although Asefon aligned with the view of Mallam Adamu Adamu, the Education Minister, that students should be compensated, he, however, disagreed that ASUU should not be held responsible. He stated that the Federal Government being the employer should be held liable under the existing situation...

ASUU Strike: What FG Proposed As Increment In Professor’s Salaries – ASUU

20Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: What FG Proposed As Increment In Professor’s Salaries – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has disclosed why a resolution is yet to be reached with the Federal Government. Stanley Ogoun, the Port Harcourt zonal coordinator of the union, in a statement stated that the Federal Government offered to increase the salaries of professors by N60,000 while that of other lecturers ranged between N30,000 to N60,000. He added that the government proposed to release N170 billion as revitalisation fund which would be added in the 2023 budget. Ogoun said, “Nigerians should be aware of offers the so-called minister came up with. These are: (a) 170 billion naira for revitalisation in the 2023 budget; (b) a promise to increase by N60,000 the salary of a professor at the bar in next year’s budget; (c) no statement on the amendme...

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...

Shun Politicians With Children Abroad – ASUU President

18Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Shun Politicians With Children Abroad – ASUU President

Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called on Nigerian students to shun politicians who enrol their children in universities abroad. Osodeke made the call during a Twitter Space Webinar, organised by Premium Times, tagged, ‘ASUU strike, Revitalisation Fund and the Way Forward.’ Proffering a lasting solution to the incessant strike by the union, Osodeke said students should not vote for politicians who would not stand on the side of the people. He said, “Anybody you believe cannot take care of your interests, whose children are busy studying abroad, who are living abroad, don’t vote for them, I repeat, you don’t need to vote for them, because you don’t vote for people who will take your life.” See Also: ASUU Strik...

Strike To Continue As ASUU, FG Meeting Ends In Deadlock

17Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Strike To Continue As ASUU, FG Meeting Ends In Deadlock

The meeting between the Federal Government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday ended in a deadlock as both parties were not able to reach an agreement. ASUU had met with Professor Brigg’s renegotiation committee with a view to finding a solution to the lingering labour dispute which has resulted in the closure of the country’s universities for over six months. The meeting which took place at the National Universities Commission, NUC, headquarters, Abuja, ended without n agreement being reached. Reports say the Prof. Briggs’ committee failed to present new offers on the table, thus prompting the university teachers to stage a walkout. See Also: ASUU Strike: Hope At Last As FG, ASUU Resolve IPPIS, UTAS Dispute A source who pleaded anonym...

ASUU Strike: Hope At Last As FG, ASUU Resolve IPPIS, UTAS Dispute

16Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Hope At Last As FG, ASUU Resolve IPPIS, UTAS Dispute

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has confirmed that the dispute over the payment platform involving the Integrated Payroll and Persona Information System, IPPIS, and the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS, has been handled. The issue of payment platform has been one of the major contending issues between the FG and the university lecturers. However, ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, in an interview with Channels Television on Monday raised hope that the strike by the union may soon be called off if things go well during a meeting today (Tuesday). Osodeke accused the government of not doing enough to put an end to the ongoing industrial action by its union. He said, “The issue of IPPIS and UTAS has been put to rest. If the governm...