The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is threatening to shut down the country’s economy if its president, Joe Ajaero, is arrested by the police. Ajaero has been invited for questioning by the police authorities over serious allegations that border on the security of the country and the wellbeing of Nigerians. That’s on one side. On the other side is the Academic …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has informed the Federal Government of its plans to embark on a nationwide strike by placing the government on a 21-day notice. Sources within the National Executive Council of ASUU confirmed the development to newsmen in Abuja on Monday. The notice was issued at the end of the NEC meeting, which was held …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it will be meeting with the Federal Government on 25 July 2024 over its unmet demands. This was as non-academic staff of universities (NASU) declared on Sunday that they were set for a one-day protest on Tuesday on campuses over their withheld four-month salaries. The one-day protest would be a prelude to …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has declared that it would embark on strike in the next two weeks if agreements with the Federal Government are not met. The Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Calabar Zone, Comrade Happiness Uduk, said this while addressing a press conference and protest organized by Calabar Zone of ASUU, at Abia state University, Uturu Main …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Osun State University branch has disclosed that greed among the political class is responsible for poor funding of education in the country. Addressing newsmen after a peaceful protest against the proliferation of Universities and neglect of the union by the federal government on Thursday inside the school campus, the branch Chairman, Dr. Olaosebikan …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to fulfil its promise to remove its members from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The Chairman of the ASUU, Federal University Lokoja (FUL) chapter, Dr. Joshua Silas, made the call on Tuesday during a protest by members of the union at the FUL campus in …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to sign and implement the renegotiated 2009 ASUU – FGN agreement in line with the Collective Bargaining principles as enshrined in the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention. ASUU said that should the President heed to the appeal and actil accordingly, it would save the nation’s public universities …

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to pay the four months withheld salaries of their members. The unions vowed to shut universities and inter-university centres if the government failed to pay the …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Calabar Zone has opposed the proposed Student Education Loan of the Federal Government describing it as a ploy to enslave Nigerian Students and make them remain indebted to the country forever. Addressing a press conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Monday, the Zonal Chairperson of ASUU, Dr Happiness Uduk, said it …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal Government a two-month ultimatum to implement all its demands, or it would use all legitimate means, including invoking ‘no pay, no work’ to enforce compliance. At a press conference held on Tuesday by the Lagos State zone of ASUU at the University of Lagos, Zonal Coordinator, Adelaja Odukoya said …