ASUU, FG’s suit adjourned till Feb 6
The Federal Court of Appeal has once again adjourned the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities to February 6, 2023. The government had in 2022 dragged ASUU before the National Industrial Court over the failure of the union to call off its strike. Though the NICN ruled in favour of the government and ordered the striking lecturers back to work, the lecturers through their lead counsel, Femi Falana, SAN, had filed a 14-ground appeal before the appellate court. Sunday PUNCH reports that the government had also filed a suit challenging the failure of ASUU to submit its
Nigerian Labour Congress To Go On Strike Over Buhari Government’s Failure To Agree With University Lecturers, ASUU
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embark on a three-day nationwide warning strike if the Federal Government continues to ignore the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). NLC also said it would hold a national protest within the 21-day ultimatum to the Nigerian government. The government has in the last 73 days failed to reach a deal with the public university lecturers. ASUU had on February 14 embarked on strike over poor pay, years of unmet agreements and deplorable service conditions. NLC President, Ayubba Wabba in a pre-May Day rally in Abuja on Wednesday said
Strike : Why you should look for alternative means of survival – ASUU to it’s members
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday told students and their parents not to expect suspension of ongoing strike by its members soon, advising lecturers to seek alternative means of survival. The union’s Abuja Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Theophilus Lagi, who stated this at a briefing at the University of Abuja campus, vowed to press home with the strike until government bowed to its demands. It accused the government of not showing commitment in resolving the issues that necessitated the ongoing industrial action. The union stated: “Today, we wish to let Nigerians, especially our students and parents know that there is
ASUU Pleads With Akeredolu To Fund AAUA
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State branch has called on the state governor Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, and other stakeholders in the state to save the institution from collapsing. The union said the university was suffering from under-funding and needed the state government to, as a matter of urgency, come to its rescue, to save it from collapse. The Chairman of the union, Dr. Simon Ehiabhi, at a briefing on Sunday said there was a need for urgent financial intervention and increased funding for the proper running of the school by the state government. According
ASUU can’t claim varsity autonomy – Fed Govt
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) cannot claim to be autonomous when lecturers are paid by the government, Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said on Wednesday. He said autonomy can only work when a university generates its resources to pay workers and meet its obligation. Ngige spoke while defending his ministry’s budget before the Senate Committee on Labour and Employment. Striking lecturers have refused to call off their seven-month strike because of disagreement with the government over the Integrated Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS). ASUU claimed that enrolling on the platform would erode the autonomy of the
Take Out IPPIS and the strike will be called off- ASUU tells FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) urged the Federal Government to leave the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS) as a condition to call off its ongoing strike in the country. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President said this in a statement made available on Sunday in Abuja that the ongoing strike may still linger if the government failed to meet its demand. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that ASUU had embarked on a nationwide strike on March 23 to press on its demands which include revitalisation, Earned Academic Allowances (EAA), renegotiation of the 2009 Agreement, Visitation Panels, among
ASUU responsible for continued strike – FG
The face-off between the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities has continued to deepen with the government insisting that Nigeria is the only country where lecturers walk away after shutting down Universities. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, said these in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Monday. He said, “The reason we want ASUU back in school is that there is a purpose for which we built these Universities. In other places in the world, you can’t shut down the University system and just walk away. “It is only in Nigeria they do
FG Lied We Are Not Ending Strike – ASUU Chairman
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the alleged lies and propaganda employed by the Federal Government against the union will not force it to suspend the strike action. The union denied the claim by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, that it had suspended the six-month-old strike, saying such lies by the Federal Government officials would worsen the situation rather than bringing solution to the crisis. The Chairman, ASUU, University of Ibadan, Prof. Ayoola Akinwole, in a statement on Sunday also stressed that the union would not suspend the strike until the government addressed the
ASUU Describes Proposed Buhari Vasity A Disaster
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the proposed plan to establish a private university after President Muhammadu Buhari by his wife, Aisha, as a disaster. It stated that the motive confirmed why the Nigerian leader had allegedly kept reducing the budgetary votes of education since he assumed office on May 29, 2015. According to a report by the Guardian, the Chairman of the University of Ibadan chapter of the union, Professor Deji Omole, and its former national treasurer, Professor Ademola Aremu, addressed newsmen on the issue yesterday in the Oyo State capital. Hajia Buhari had at the
