Tag: ASUU
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ANALYSIS: 200 days of ASUU strike deepen uncertainty about Nigeria’s grounded public universities
A warning strike commenced by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on February 14, which was supposed to last about four weeks snowballed into an indefinite strike action that commenced on August 29, and has now exceeded 200 days.
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Extension of ASUU strike – By Francis Ewherido
Many hearts – parents, students and other concerned Nigerians – sank when the Academic Staff Union of Universities “after a heated meeting” of the national executive council of the ASUU, decided to extend the ongoing strike by the union. From extension, it has become an indefinite strike. Government has been talking, ASUU has also been…
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INTERVIEW: FG has not met any of ASUU’s demands – UNN Lecturer
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) announced an indefinite strike which came into effect on Monday, August 29, after months of talks with the Federal Government failed to reach a compromise. The Council has accused the Federal Government of “high-level deceit” since the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement…
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ASUU strike: UNIBEN clears air on resumption
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) is not resuming on September 4, the institution’s management, in a terse statement by the Public Relations Officer, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire has said.
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ASUU Strike: UNILAG clears air on resumption date
The University of Lagos (UNILAG)chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has cleared the air on speculations that it has called off the strike. ASUU UNILAG chapter has restated its commitment to the ongoing strike embarked upon by public university lecturers in the country.
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ASUU strike: NUC set to meet VCs, Education Minister in Abuja
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has scheduled a meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to deliberate on the ongoing strike embarked upon six months ago by public university lecturers in the country. The meeting has been fixed for September 6 at the NUC headquarters in Abuja.
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Why we visited VP Osinbajo – APC Govs
Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors.
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VP Osinbajo rallies APC governors on economy, ASUU strike
Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday, said the governors were on a felicitation visit to the vice- president as he recovered from the leg surgery done in July. The vice-president expressed his appreciation to the…
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BREAKING: ASUU officially declares comprehensive, total, indefinite strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has transmuted the roll-over strike to a comprehensive, total and indefinite strike action beginning from 12.01 a.m. on Monday, 29th August, 2022.
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ASUU should be scrapped, it’s totally useless – El-Rufai’s Son
Bashir, one of the sons of Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, described the Academic Staff Union of Universities as a ‘useless union’ that should be scrapped and replaced with educators who care about students. This comes after ASUU decided to extend its ongoing strike. Bashir made the statement on Twitter, saying, “ASUU is…