Tag: ASUU Strike

BREAKING: ASUU Mulls Fresh Nationwide Strike

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) might soon embark on another industrial action, following the decision of the Federal Government to pay the lecturers half salaries for the month of October 2022, While the University of Jos has already declared industrial action, a meeting of National ASUU is billed for tomorrow, Monday, November 7, baring unforeseen circumstances, where a review of the situationwhich can lead to “critical decisions” will be done. READ ALSO: Why We Paid Half October Salary To UNILAG, UI, Others’ Lecturers – Govt People In Poverty…

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Buhari’s Daughter-In-Law, Zahra, Graduates From UK Varsity with First Class

Aliyu Aliyu

A strike by lecturers in Nigeria, a country led by Buhari, has made public universities to be under lock and key for over six months     One of the daughters-in–law of President Muhammadu Buhari, Zahra, has graduated with a First Class in Architectural Science. Zahra is married To Yusuf, son of the Nigeria’s president. Platforms Africa reports that the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, who broke the news, shared pictures of her daughter-in-law’s graduation at one of the United Kingdom’s universities on Tuesday. READ ALSO: ASUU STRIKE:NANS Makes Good Its…

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ASUU NEC Decides To End Or Continue Strike Sunday

Abibat Babalola

The strike, which has put the gates of publc universities under lock and key, will hit 195 days by Sunday, fixed for the NEC decision   The National Executive Council of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities will meet on Sunday, August 28, 2022 to take a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action. The PUNCH, which reported this quoted sources among the union’s NEC members to have said this on Monday. The meeting will hold at the union’s national headquarters at the University of…

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ASUU Has Been On Strike for 1,744 Days in 16 Years — Report

Ganiyu Amodu

1,744 days is 4 years and 10 months + breakdown of days Nigerian Universities have been shut by ASUU between 1999 and 2022   An online research publication, Eduplana Research, has published the breakdown of the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities in 16 years. Recall that lecturers of public universities embarked on strike since February 14, 2022 and are yet to resume. However a number of meetings and committees were inaugurated to resolve the crisis but all to no avail. READ ALSO: You Won’t Resume…

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Why We Suspended 10-month Strike – Nigerian varsity Lecturers’ Union, ASUU

Aliyu Aliyu

  The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) on Wednesday called off its 10-Month strike, ending a protracted industrial action that started since March 2020. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi made the announcement during a briefing of the union in Abuja. He said ASUU called off the strike in the interest of Nigerian students and parents. Details shortly…

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Nigeria Students Beg Buhari, Varsity Lecturers To Close Ranks, End Strike

Precious Ibekwe

  Some students at the Nigerian Universities have passionately appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to consider their future by closing ranks and end the strike which has kept them at home since March 2020. They begged the lecturers’ union, ASUU, to resume work in their various institutions. Those who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu, expressed worries and lamented as they appealed for the suspension of the prolonged strike. The students said that they were tired and frustrated…

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Go learn Vocational Skill, Travel Indefinitely, ASUU tells Varsity Students

Damola Oyede

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has advised students to forget immediate resumption and begin to either settle for vocational skills or travel abroad for fun. ASUU added that since the Federal Government was not ready to address lecturers demands, students should use the strike period to assist their parents in developing the family business, become an active social worker in religious houses and other groups within their community. The union, who gave the advice in a statement released on Thursday on its social media account, entitled; “Seven…

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