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ASUU Strike: Nasir El-Rufai Threatens to Sack Lecturers

28Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Nasir El-Rufai Threatens to Sack Lecturers

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, threatens to sack all lecturers of the Kaduna State University (KASU) still involved in the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) stopped academic activities in February over the inability of the government to fulfill its demands. All attempts by the government to meet an agreement with the Union have failed so far, however, Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai threatens to relieve the Kaduna State University lecturers of their duties if they do not resume academic activities. See Also: ASUU Strike: Unease As Electricity Workers Declare Readiness To Join NLC Protest He disclosed this via a radio programme in Kaduna on Wednesday, saying he had instructed lecturers to resume lectur...

JAMB Approves 140 as Minimum CutOff Mark for 2022 Admissions

22Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

JAMB Approves 140 as Minimum CutOff Mark for 2022 Admissions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) approved 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into Universities in 2022. JAMB decided to reduce the minimum cut-off mark on Thursday at the Policy Meeting on Admissions to Universities in Nigeria. See Also: JAMB Replies El-Rufai, Says Differential Cut-off Marks Not Awarded JAMB’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede announced the decision to reduce the cut-off mark, saying that the institutions can fix their mark above the cut-off mark but they should not fix it below the agreed minimum mark, which is 140 for universities, 100 for colleges of education and polytechnics. He also disclosed that out of the total 1,761,338 students that sat for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) only 378,639 sc...

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: Two Weeks Too Long To Resolve Issues – Osodeke

20Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Two Weeks Too Long To Resolve Issues – Osodeke

Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has stated that two weeks is too long to resolve the contending issues with the Federal Government to end the ASUU strike. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke - ASUU President Recall that ASUU had o February 14, 2022, embarked on a strike that has lingered since then. In an effort to bring an end to the strike, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, mandated Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, to resolve the issues of dispute regarding the strike with university unions within two weeks. See Also: ASUU Strike – Buhari Gives The Minister of Education Two Weeks Ultimatum Osodeke in his reaction to the mandate, said the timeframe is too long, noting that the strike can be suspended in less than two ...

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 ...

ASUU Strike: NLC To Embark On Two Days Solidary Protest

17Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Breaking News, Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: NLC To Embark On Two Days Solidary Protest

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has declared July 26 and 27 as National Days of Protest to urge the Federal Government to find a solution to the 5-month ASUU strike. The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has declared July 26 and 27 as National Days of Protest nationwide to urge the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to find a solution to the 5-months strike. Recall that ASUU had on February 14, 2022, embarked on a strike over issues relating to the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement and deployment of the University Transparency Accountability Solution (UTAS) payment platform. The NCL had issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve the issue. The ultimatum had expired with the strike still lingering. See Also: ASUU Str...

Ngige Churning Out Fake Figures, ASUU Refutes Claims By Labour Ministry

15Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

Ngige Churning Out Fake Figures, ASUU Refutes Claims By Labour Ministry

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment of brandishing fake figures that don’t represent the demand of the union. The lecturers also said that Ngige was misinforming President Muhammadu Buhari about the ongoing negotiations between ASUU and the federal government. According to ASUU, the President would not have used a different approach instead of his “Enough is enough” comment if he had been properly briefed. Recall that Buhari while speaking in his country home, Daura warned that the strike would have “generational consequences on families, the educational system and future development of the country.” Reacting, Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President, while speaking on Channels Television Sunrise Daily pr...

ASUU Strike: Implement Signed Agreements, Kalu Tells FG

14Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Implement Signed Agreements, Kalu Tells FG

Orji Uzor Kalu, the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to take practical measures to end the ongoing ASUU strike. Kalu disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, noting that recurrent strikes lead to poor quality of graduates from the country’s universities. He called on both parties to stop playing with the future of Nigerian youths who have been at home for over five months. The statement reads: “Incessant strikes disrupt the academic calendar, encourage brain drain and contribute significantly to poor quality of graduates in the country, with far-reaching implications for national development.” See Also: ASUU Strike: Call Off Strike, Other Sectors Need Attention – Presidency “The Federal Govern...

ASUU Ready To Call Off Strike Tomorrow – Osodeke

5Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria, Youths

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...