The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced plans for a nationwide strike in response to the continued absence of governing councils at all federal universities and other unresolved issues with the government. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, spoke at a press conference which is ongoing at ASUU national secretariat, Abuja. The body which…
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the withheld salaries of academics under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Multiple sources in the academic sector confirmed the development to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday. The chairperson of ASUU at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Gbolahan Bolarin, who confirmed…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked the federal government to convert the N50 billion budgeted for the students’ loan scheme into grants to students.President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, made the call during a television interview at the weekendOsodeke lamented the burden of paying back the loan in a country where jobs…
Tinubu okays waiver of no-work-no-pay order on ASUU, doctors Invoking the Principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy, President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was instituted against striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Salary of ASUU members were withheld following…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, said the Federal Government has the constitutional obligation to fund the public universities in the country, rejecting any financial autonomy proposed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. has rej ected the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s plan to grant autonomy to universities, saying the government cannot totally back…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities says the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards, CCMAS, prepared by the National Universities Commission cannot stand the test of critical scrutiny of university Senates. Rejecting the CCMAS in a statement on Friday, the union described the new standard as nightmarish, a threat to quality university education, and an erosion…
