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 ASUU, SSANU, NASU, ASUP Suspended In Edo, Lecturers Who Fails To Resume Will Be Sacked – Obaseki The Edo State government has suspended all union activities in state institutions of higher learning following protest by students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The decision which was made after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting, yesterday, is to take effect immediately.  “By this notice, academic activities are to resume in all state-owned institutions and all cadre of staff are directed to report to their duty posts immediately. “Students across all state-owned tertiary institutions are expected to resume for lectures as necessary measures have been taken to ensure resumption of academic and non-academic activities.”  “Management of the affected institutions have been mandated to pay all outstanding salaries immediately.” statement reads partly.  The management of Ambrose Alli University, Ek

 JUST IN: Payment Of Minimum Wage Arrears, Not Enough To Suspend Warning Strike – Lecturer Tells ASUP A Polythenic lecturer has expressed disappointed over ASUP decision to suspend the two weeks industrial action. He disclosed that payment of minimum wage arrears, among others, aren't enough reason to suspend the ongoing warning strike.  He wrote;  “Greetings to respectful members, i want to use this medium to express my gratitude and appreciation to ASUP LEADERSHIP both at National and chapter level. It is my prayers and hope that members that are to yet to receive their minimum wage payment will equally smile soonest. I wish to remind the National body that the issue of unpaid promotional arrears of some of our members should be giving a serious attention this time around. “Bursary department of our various institutions are only dancing around with no meaningful update ever since. Payment of minimum wage arrears is pretty not enough to suspend our warning strike.  I see the payme

 Academic Staff Union Of Polytechnic (ASUP) Suspends Strike A two-week definite strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP which started on the 16th of May has been suspended. A statement by the national publicity secretary of the Union, Abdullahi Yalwa which directed members of the union to resume work on Monday the 30th of May, stated that within the two weeks of the definite strike, significant inroads were made in four (4) of the items on their list of demands. The union is urging the federal government to quickly attend to the remaining five demands to allow industrial harmony to continue to thrive in the nation’s polytechnics.

 Strike: Govt stopped our salaries but we’re undaunted – ASUU Kindly share this story: The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said that despite the non-payment of salaries to its members, the union remains undaunted in its struggle for a better university system. Speaking to our correspondent on Friday, the Chairman of the union’s branch at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Dr. Adeola Egbedokun, confirmed to The PUNCH that the Federal Government stopped paying the salaries of striking lecturers since March 2022. Dr. Egbedokun said, “The last time they paid us was February. Since March, they stopped paying the salaries.” Another lecturer at the institution also confirmed the non-payment of the salaries. Speaking further, Dr. Egbedokun said, “We’re used to it. The non-payment of salaries cannot break us.” When asked about the next move of the union over the ongoing strike and the minimum wage arrears reportedly paid to the lecturers, the Chairman said that the wage arrears were

 Buhari Should Personally Meet ASUU, Resolve Ongoing Strike – Adeyanju Speaks, Decry Poor State Of Tertiary Institutions Nigeria's foremost socio-political activist, Adeyanju Deji, has again added his voice to the ongoing industrial action embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, that has grounded academic activities in the country. The renowned Human rights activist and converner of the Concerned Nigerians, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to personally intervene in the lingering dispute with the striking university lecturers and resolve them by granting their demands. Adeyanju Deji, who urged the Government to give the academic union all they need to effectively run universities, also lamented over the bad state of tertiary institutions in the country. “The president should meet ASUU himself and resolve the ongoing strike. They will listen to him and he should give them all they need to effectively run our universities. The state of our tertiary institution

 We May Extend Strike By Another 2 Weeks – ASUP President Disclosed, Says FG Hasn't Met Its Key Demands  The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) may extend its ongoing two-week warning strike by two weeks if the government fails to meet its demands. ASUP President, Anderson Ezeibe, who disclosed this to newsmen recently, said the government had met only two of the five key demands of the union. Demands met by the government are the payment of minimum wage arrears for the polytechnic lecturers and the release of a normative instrument for institutional accreditation, a policy document for international standards. Key demands not met, according to him, are the release of the N15 billion revitalization fund, which he said President Muhammadu Buhari approved last year, and the release of a scheme of service. He also said the government was yet to respond to the group’s outcry against the victimization of ASUP members in the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu. “

 ASUU, others get N34bn wage arrears from 2019, says FG   The Federal Government has said it would pay about N34bn minimum wage consequential adjustments to education sector workers with effect from 2019. The beneficiaries include the members of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities and their counterparts in the polytechnics and Colleges of Education. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this on Tuesday while responding to questions from labour correspondents in Abuja on the prolonged ASUU strike. The union had embarked on strike over the non-implementation of various agreements signed by the Federal Government. The union leadership had said it would not call off the industrial action until its demands were met. But Ngige said the universities would get N23.5bn, polytechnics N6bn and the Colleges of Education N4bn, totalling about N34bn. Regarding the ASUU strike, the minister said the committees set up during the last tripartite plus meetin

 Give Peace A Chance, Allow Mrs Oladiji Enjoy Her Tenure As FUTA Vice-chancellor – Women Affairs Minister Tells ASUU  In a statement made known to Students Mirror, the Minister of Women Affairs expressed disappointment over the alleged rejection of Professor Adenike Oladiji as the 8th substantive Vice Chancellor of FUTA.  The alleged statement, signed by the Ministry's head, Dame Pauline Tallen, reads in part;  “I received with shock the news that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) is reportedly kicking against the appointment of Professor Adenike Oladiji as the 8th substantive Vice Chancellor of the institution at a time when Affirmative Action has taken sway in National Development “ I have earlier had cause to laud the Ambassador (Dr) Godknows Igali-led Governing council of FUTA for being proactive in this regard. The decision truly resonates with the current demand for more women representation at all levels of deci

 Pay N323Million Arrears Of Earned Allowances You Owe — PLASU SSANU Urges University Management As Strike Enters 5th Month The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) of the Plateau State University has called on the state government to immediately pay its members the N323 million arrears of earned allowances and others the government currently owes its members. This comes as the strike action by the Union entered its 5th month on Saturday, May 21.  In a brief statement sent to reporters recently, the Union urged the management of the University to immediately pay up the N30,000 hazard allowance it had promised.  Also, the union called on the state governor, Simon Lalong, to pay salaries as and when due. It wrote, ”We call on PLASU management to pay hazard allowance at the agreed rate of N30,000 as cash backed by Government since 2021 ”We call on PLASU Management to sign the agreement reached with SSANU in February 2022 ”We call on PLASU Management to stop truncating

 Poor Working Conditions, Unfavorable Environment, Reasons Why Lecturers Are Leaving For Ghana, Other Countries – Osodeke Professor Emmanuel Osodeke who spoke to newsmen on issues surrounding the ongoing strike by university lecturers among others, made it known many lecturers are leaving for other countries due to the poor condition of service in Nigeria.  Osodeke, when asked what he thinks is responsible for the massive brain drain of lecturers, (making reference to the NUC's 100,000 lecturers to over 2.1 million students in universities.) He replied saying; “... we have less than 60,000 lecturers and not 100,000. The ratio is much wider than what was said by the NUC. What do you think is responsible? It’s because we can’t recruit. Because of our condition of service, lots are leaving the country for other countries, but nobody is coming here. That’s the problem. That’s why we recruit people who are not fit to be lecturers. We need to improve on our condition of service so that w

 ASUU STRIKE  Nigerians Should Not Vote For Politicians Whose Children School Abroad –ASUU President GRACE EDEMA speaks to the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, on issues surrounding the ongoing strike by university lecturers and others ❗The NEC of ASUU announced a 12-week strike recently while citing the inaction of the Federal Government. What are some of the issues yet to be addressed by the government? = None of the issues ranging from revitalisation fund, earned academic allowance, deployment of UTAS (University Transparency and Accountability Solution), release of visitation panel reports, proliferation of universities and reforms has been fully addressed; so, nothing has happened. ❗Isn’t there another way for the union to seek redress, especially seeing that students are home for close to three months? = Which other ways do Nigerians or the press want us to use? We have used all the ways; we issued warnings, we had meetings, w

 JUST IN: It Is Morally Right To Be Paid Salaries While We Are On Strike – ASUU President, Osodeke Discloses Professor Osodeke who spoke to newsmen on issues surrounding the ongoing strike by university lecturers and others, made it known that it's morally right to be paid salaries while they're on strike.  The ASUU National President also disclosed that salary earners in Nigeria, who are not stealing, cannot sponsor their children in private schools.  “The salary of the highest paid professor is N416,000 a month. How can he pay N5m as school fees if he has four children? How will he pay N1m as school fee if he has three children? It’s just an attempt to fight against us. All my children passed through the public school system. A salary earner in Nigeria, who is not stealing, cannot put children in private schools. So, all the lecturers have their children in our public schools and they’re at home. When asked if it's true that ASUU members collect salaries from multiple pla

 Emefiele Should Be Fired Over Naira’s Declining Value, Political Ambition – ASUU Vice President Blows Hot The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said on Saturday that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, be fired over the naira’s declining value. The CBN governor, according to the organization, should be sacked for disappointing Nigerians and plunging millions into poverty. Dr Chris Piwuna, ASUU’s Vice President, said this in response to reports that the naira had declined further, trading at N420.33 versus the dollar. He said, “For how long is the government ready to tolerate Godwin Emefiele? For how long are Nigerians going to tolerate him? Can our Naira continue to breathe under him? Is our nation living in isolation of the global economy? “Our naira is in tatters under his inept leadership. The President must fire him because he has fired our collective desire to progress and plunged millions into poverty and lack. It’s time for him to leave.

 If The Government Refuse To Attend To ASUU Demands Throughout This Year, We Will Remain At Home – Osodeke  The Punch correspondent in a recent interview with Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, spoke on issues surrounding the ongoing strike by university lecturers and others According to Osodeke, he said; “None of the issues ranging from revitalisation fund, earned academic allowance, deployment of UTAS (University Transparency and Accountability Solution), release of visitation panel reports, proliferation of universities and reforms has been fully addressed; so, nothing has happened. He further made it known that there isn't another way for the union to pressure the federal government into fulfilling its demands than embarking on strike.  “Which other ways do Nigerians or the press want us to use? We have used all the ways; we issued warnings, we had meetings, we had MoA (Memorandum of Action), we had Memorandum of Understan

 Update On Negotiations With The Federal Government On SSANU Industrial Action In The University Through the intervention of NLC via it's letter to the president of the federal republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari had directed the chief of staff to convene a meeting of all University based Unions with relevant stake holders (Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Education, Salaries and wages Commission, Ministry of Finance, Accountant General, etc) at Aso Rock Villa.  At the meeting last week, appeals were made by religious leaders for suspension of the industrial action to allow for implementation of the union demands. Unions however insisted that implementation should be done for a minimum of demands before consideration of the Nobel appeal. 1. In view of government promise to provide a clear road map for implementation of the demands of the unions, a letter or circular from government is still being awaited. 2. Government directed for integrity test for IPPIS

 Federal Government, Others Are Toying With Future Of Nigerian Students — NANS Press Release  The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Joint Campus Council (JCC) Nasarawa Axis  The over three (3) months strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is no longer news, even after many interventions by the national leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and prominent Nigerians.  The leadership of Nigerian Students in Nasarawa State are in like manner not also comfortable and happy with the way and manner the strike is lingering, and now the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has also declared a two-week warning strike, which is a clear indication that FG, ASUP and ASUU are toying with the future of Nigerian students. The resultant effect of the strike cannot be overemphasized as the year of graduation of our students has forever been distorted, also affecting their NYSC mobilization, cyber crime rate and prostitut

 Nothing Significant Has Happened Since We Met FG, NIREC Last Week– Osodeke Disclosed, Denies Alleged Payment Of Salary The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has de­nied receipt or payment of salary arrears allegedly be­ing paid by the Federal Govern­ment to its members across the country. The National President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osode­ke, in an exclusive chat with Saturday INDEPENDENT, said none of its members has been paid a dime. “I am not aware of that. We don’t even trust them because they can go to a bank and pay a few people and announce to the public that they have com­menced payment. “I called about ten branches and none has received a pay­ment alert for whatever rea­son.” Asked about the meetings held with the Chief of Staff to the President, Ambassador Ibra­him Gambari, the ASUU Presi­dent said, “Nothing significant has happened within the last one week apart from the meet­ing held with the Chief of Staff where it was promised that all issues would be resolve

 Suspended AGF Is Guilty Of Blasphemy Against ASUU and Nigerian Students And Should Be Beaten, Stoned – Kperogi  Farooq Kperogi, a writer and columnist has written that the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, is guilty of "blasphemy" against ASUU and Nigerian students, and should be “beaten,” “stoned,” and “bu*ned” with speedy prosecutorial vengeance to avenge his blasphemy. In an article he titled “AGF Ahmed Idris’ “Blasphemy” Against ASUU and Nigeria” reads in part; “I am intentionally appropriating, and extending the semantic boundaries of, the term “blasphemy” for this piece because it seems to be the only term that inflames enough passions to get Nigerians to talk, listen, or act. Alhaji Ahmed Idris, the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, has “blasphemed” the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nigeria, and even decency with his stratospheric pillaging of the nation’s resources. One of the consequences of his theft is the cl

 We’re Open To Suggestions On New Demands, Tell Us Best Way To Press Our Demands Than Strike – ASUU Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), UNILAG branch, Dr. Dele Ashiru, has said the union is open to suggestions on new methods to make the Federal Government accede to its demands rather than resorting to frequent industrial action. Critics of the union and some students had called on the union to explore new strategies to make the government do its bidding. However, in an interview with The Nation, Ashiru noted that the union would implement whatever recommendation it got. Ashiru, who said strike was the only option left for the union, stated that ASUU had exhausted strategies that could make the government act. “ASUU has exhausted all strategies that we know. Strike is the last option. And this is the option left that the government will listen to. As researchers and scholars in the university system, we are open to suggestions and we will implement whatever recommend

 FG MOVES TO END ASUU, POLY LECTURERS STRIKE, BEGINS PAYMENTS OF ARREARS,AS PART OF THE UNIONS DEMANDS.. ASUU STRIKE BREAKING UPDATE 🔥 FG MOVES TO END ASUU, POLY LECTURERS STRIKE, BEGINS PAYMENTS OF ARREARS,AS PART OF THE UNIONS DEMANDS.. The Federal Government has commenced the payment of minimum wage arrears, which it owed lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and Academic Staff Union of Universities as part of efforts to end ongoing strikes by the unions.. The National President of ASUP, Dr. Anderson Ezeibe, and the Chairman, ASUU FUTMinna, Dr. Gbolahan Bolarin, confirmed this in separate interviews in Abuja Yesterday The two unions are currently on strike following the inability of the government to meet their demands including the payment of minimum wage arrears and release of revitalisation funds, among others. Read:Out-of-School Children Not Upto 18.5 million – Ministry Of Education Tackles UBEC, UNICEF Over Data Repor : Confirming the payment on