Tag: Public Universities
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ASUU changes direction to incoming administration
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has shifted attention to the incoming administration of Bola Tinubu, appealing that its demands have not been met. All public universities were shut down in 2022 for a period of eight months over the failure of the Federal Government to meet its demands.
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ASUU: Falana speaks on Federal Government’s ‘no work, no pay’ policy
Senior lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the Federal Government not to provoke the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the half payment they received for October whilst still witholding about eight moths salaries.
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ASUU: We ‘ve tried out best – Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu
Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities at the National Universities Commission (NUC) Abuja, He said all avenue has been deployed to ensure an end to the strike but to no avail. He said he and many government officials had engaged the union on several occasions to end the seven-month-old strike. “We have done the best…
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ASUU considers Federal Government’s offer, set to meet on Sunday
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is considering the offers tabled before them by the Federal Government to end the ongoing strike. The strike embarked upon on February 14 has entered its sixth month.
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JAMB pegs University admission cut-off mark at 140
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday approved 140 as the national minimum cut-off mark for admission into public universities for this year 2022. The decision was arrived at during the ongoing Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in the country.
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ASUU: Soldiers attack protesting students, dismantle road blocks in Ondo State
Public University students protesting the prolonged Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike in Ondo state were dispersed by Military personnel. The soldiers opened fire to chase away students away from the protesting venue after blocking the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
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FG, ASUU meet again, may suspend strike soon
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) is considering suspending its three months old strike in no distant time. A member of the union, who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said the striking lecturers are currently considering suspending the three months strike.
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ASUU Strike: NLC threatens FG with 21-day ultimatum to end strike
This ultimatum was contained in a communique released and jointly signed by the Ayuba Wabba NLC president and Emmanuel Ugboaja the general secretary. Wabba expressed displeasure at the government’s inability to honour the 2009 agreement and the re-negotiated version. He said after the expiration of the ultimatum, the NLC will decide on the next line…
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Why we didn’t call-off strike – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) Lagos chapter has warned the federal government that the continuous rejection of University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) by the National Information Technology Development Agency will continue to elongate the strike embarked upon by public Universities lecturer.
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BREAKING: Delta becomes state with highest number of public universities in Nigeria
The National Universities Commission (NUC), has approved the upgrade of three institutions in Delta to universities. The approval was given by the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, when the Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, led top state government officials to present strategic documents of the universities at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja…