Tag: Universities
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ASUU Strike: We’re studying directive issued by Universities Commission – VCs
Vice-Chancellors of Public universities in Nigeria have said that they are currently studying the letter issued by the Federal government through the National Universities Commission NUC, ordering them to reopen schools and allow students to resume lectures. The Secretary-General of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, Prof. Yakubu Aboki Ochefu made this…
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Gbajabiamila wants stringent conditions for new universities
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has called for introduction of stringent conditions for establishment of universities in the country, to ensure high standard.
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ASUU knocks COPSON over comments on collective bargaining
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday advised the Committee of Pro-chancellors of State Owned Universities in Nigeria (COPSON) to stop playing to the gallery. ASUU said the committee should learn from their counterparts in the Federal universities who were impressing on the government to do the needful for public universities.
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ASUU And Its Phantom Work Policy
By Mohammad Umar Salihu and Akinloye James The decision of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU to call off their strike and return to their duty posts has isolated the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. While agreeing that the government has met all…
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ASUU laments over brain drain from Universities due to unending strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has cried out over exodus of lecturers from the nation’s universities for greener pastures abroad due to the lingering industrial action it embarked on since last February. The union attributed the development to the Federal Government’s poor treatment of its members which it said had forced many to venture…
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COMPENSATION: Minister of Education advises university students to sue ASUU over six-month strike
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has called on the affected students of the six-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to “take ASUU to court” and claim damages incurred over the strike period. Adamu stated this at the 47th Session of the State House Ministerial Briefing organized by the Presidential Communications…
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ASUU rejects plan to hike tuition fees in public universities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has rejected the proposed plan by the Federal Government to hike tuition fees in Nigerian universities. Dr Lazarus Maigoro, Chairman of the University of Jos chapter of the union, made this known on Tuesday in Jos, during the nationwide peaceful protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).…
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ASUU to query universities not in compliance with ongoing strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) has threatened to query universities that have failed to comply with its decision to remain on strike while negotiations with the Federal Government continue. ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, said this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. Newsmen recall that ASUU had been on strike for…
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Presidential aspirant vows to end ASUU’s perennial strike
Mrs Ruby Isaac, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), has pledged to work toward ending the perennial Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike in the country. Isaac said this on Tuesday at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja when she spoke with newsmen. She also promised to salvage…
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BREAKING: ASUU extend its ongoing strike till August
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday extended its ongoing strike for another 12 weeks. This was disclosed in a statement signed by ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke. Osodeke said this was to give the government enough time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues. The roll-over strike takes effect from 12:01 a.m.…