The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to down tools if the Federal Government fails to pay public university lecturers their withheld salaries. In an interview on Channels Television on Thursday, ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke said that it is unfair for the Federal Government to pay lecturers four months of their 2022 withheld salaries and hold on …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened a nationwide strike. The union decried the failure of the Federal Government to appoint Governing Councils for federal universities. The union also faulted what it described as the nonchalant attitude of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to matters pertaining to academics in federal universities. The body of academics, during an …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Nigerian government of inflicting hardship on lecturers and students. At a press conference, held at University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Friday, the Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Adelaja Odukoya explained that it was imperative to update Nigerians about the events that transpired after the last nationwide strike that was suspended on 14th …

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it has paid in full the four months withheld salaries to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as approved by President Bola Tinubu. It also said that it has made substantial financial commitments in the provision of CNG buses and that the buses will be rolled out soon to alleviate the transportation challenges …

The Federal Government has solicited a good working relationship with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to ensure issues of strikes were averted in the nation’s ivory tower. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Barr. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, made the call on Monday night during a round table discussion between the federal government and the leadership of ASUU on the …

 The Bola Tinubu administration has taken our universities and polytechnics off the IPPIS (Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System); the Councils of these institutions of higher learning are now to be responsible for their running, including the payment of salaries and other emoluments. Enforced enrollment on IPPIS was one of the sore points of the last strike embarked upon by …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, raised the alarm that most departments and units in Nigeria’s public universities were short-staffed due to the resignation of lecturers in search of greener pastures. ASUU’s University of Ibadan chapter chairman, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, who disclosed this in Ibadan, Oyo State, said Nigeria’s public universities were in very pitiable conditions with …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) have commended the Federal Government for cancelling the deduction of 40 per cent from the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of Federal universities. In separate chats with The Guardian, both unions applauded President Bola Tinubu for toeing the path of peace. The ASUU Chairman, Nasarawa State University, …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said the Federal Government’s plan to automatically deduct 40 per cent from universities’ Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) will impoverish the university system. In October, the Ministry of Finance notified academic institutions across the country of its plan to automatically deduct 40 per cent from their IGR. In a statement by its National …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities have described the plan by the Federal Government to automatically deduct 40 per cent from the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of universities in the country as an attack on the university system. In a letter dated 17th October 2023, and titled ‘Implementation of 40 …