The headline above is not originally mine. Rather, it is the title of an online publication by ng.news247.com on 30 May 2021, the eve of Osodeke’s election as the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Osodeke took over the mantle of leadership from Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi. A Professor of Soil Science at the Michael Okpara University of …

The Federal Government has said that demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to be paid salaries for the six-month strike period is stalling its negotiations with the union. ASUU went on strike on 14 February, first as a warning; but it entered it seventh month last Sunday. It embarked on the action to press home some demands, …