Tag: President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)

Court Order Is Major Reason We Suspended Strike, Says ASUU President

Abibat Babalola

Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says the main reason lecturers decided to resume teaching is because of a court order asking them to do so. ASUU had been on strike since February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for universities, and a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. On October 7, the court of appeal sitting in Abuja ordered the union to call off its strike. READ ALSO: Power Cut Rocks UK Stadium, Leeds Vs Arsenal Match Suffers Temporary…

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How, Why We Can End Strike Today – ASUU

Abibat Babalola

Emmanuel Osodeke, President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says the union has reached an agreement with the government to adopt the University Transparency Accountability Solution (UTAS) as the payment platform of lecturers. While disclosing this during an interview with Channels Television, Osodeke said the federal government invited ASUU for a meeting on Tuesday on the issue of renegotiation to call off the ongoing strike action. According to him, ASUU will suspend the strike if the federal government agrees to its demands at the meeting. READ ALSO: UI,…

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