The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter, Comrade Abubakar J. Abdullahi, has announced the shutdown of all polytechnics in the country by 2nd December due to the Federal Government’s failure to meet the union’s demands. On 6th October, the union issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, outlining pressing demands aimed at resolving …

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) has cautioned against any move capable of worsening the country’s present economic situation, especially with the new service scheme released by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) The union chapters in Ekiti, Kwara and Ondo axes, at a press conference in Ado-Ekiti, on Thursday, said the new scheme was capable of killing …

Imo State Polytechnic chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has applauded the governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma for merging the three campuses of the institution to domicile at Omuma in Oru East Local Government Area. The commendation came following the law enacted by the Imo State House of Assembly merging the Ehime Mbano and Orlu …

Reactions have trailed Monday’s signing of the Student Loan Bill into law by President Bola Tinubu. The signing of the bill was in “fulfilment of one of his campaign promises to liberalise funding of education,” a member of the Presidential Strategic Team, Mr. Dele Alake, told State House correspondents on Monday evening. The Students Loan Act becomes Tinubu’s second piece …

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law the bill to abolish BSC/HND dichotomy before he leaves office next Monday. ASUP National President, Comrade Anderson Ezeibe, who made the call in an interview with Vanguard in Abuja on Sunday, said the dichotomy had made young Nigerians not to be interested in …