Tag: ASUU
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ASUU may resume strike for FG’s inaction over union demands –zonal coordinator
The Yola zone of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has called on the public to prevail on the federal and state governments to accede to union’s legitimate demands to avoid the resumption of the suspended strike. Mr Reuben Jonathan, Zonal Coordinator, who made the call at a news conference on Thursday, in Yola,…
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ASUU President tasks parents on proper upbringing of their children
Parents have been advised to ensure proper upbringing of their children in order for them to have peace of mind in old age. The National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Biodun Ogunyemi gave the advice in an interview with our correspondent on Monday in Ota, Ogun. According to him, children neglected at young age, without…
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ASUU, Ebonyi Government’s meeting ends in deadlock
The meeting to resolve the impasse between the delegation of the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria Universities (ASUU) and the Ebonyi Government on Tuesday ended in a deadlock. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was to amicably resolve the face-off between both parties which has disrupted academic activities in the university.…
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Law students drag ASUU to court over strike, demand N10bn compensation
Law Students Association of Nigeria has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), before the Federal High Court Abuja, challenging what it described as the incessant strikes of the union. In the suit which was filed at the court on Friday, the association is seeking an order to compel ASUU to return to the…
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Strike: FG to release N30bn earned allowances to ASUU
The Federal Government has agreed to release N30 billion as part payment of the Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Sen. Chris Ngige. Minister of Labour and Employment said this at the end of a meeting between the Federal Government and ASUU on Friday in Abuja. “The Accountant General…
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ASUU kicks against alleged take over of institute by Kano Govt
Academic Staff Union of Universities, Kano State University of Science and Technology (ASUU-KUST) has urged the state government not to take over its Hospitality and Tourism Institute, Daula. In a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Union, Muhammad Sani-Gaya and Murtala Muhammad, it said that the action would be inimical to…
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BREAKING: ASUU commences indefinite strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, declared an indefinite strike over the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System and the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement. The union’s National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, announced the strike at a press briefing in its National Secretariat, Abuja. He noted that the government failed to address the…
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Strike: ASUU, FG reaches concrete proposals
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has reached concrete proposals with the Federal Government on the ongoing warning strike embarked upon by the union. Mr Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President said this in Abuja while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed door reconciliatory meeting at the Ministry of Labour and Employment.…