A group of students under the auspices of Concerned Kaduna State Students, says the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU), is unnecessary. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna by the group’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Yunus Haruna, the students...
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By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government has expressed willingness to meet with the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) in order to resolve all contentious issues that led to the strike action at the Kaduna State University(KASU). The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Alhaji Rabiu Yunusa...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Kaduna State University (KASU) branch is on the verge of another industrial action due to some unresolved issues with the state government. This was contained in a statement signed by Dr Peter Adamu, the Chairman, ASUU KASU branch and issued to newsmen...
….wants Tinubu to order AG to release approved funds Due to the Federal government’s persistent failure to honor agreements over the release of the University revitalization fund, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) might have set a dateline of March ending within which it will call for...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Worried by the indefinite strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) Sokoto State University chapter, the state government has concluded that it was a politically motivated action. Addressing newsmen at the Government House, Sokoto, the state Commissioner for Higher...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) Branch, has declared indefinite strike beginning from Feb. 18, over unresolved welfare concerns. The union announced the decision in a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Peter Adamu and Secretary, Dr Peter Waziri, and made available to the...
Kaduna State University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) has expressed gratitude to Gov. Uba Sani for approving a land for its ‘Academia Mass Housing Estate Project’. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Malam Ibraheem Musa on Monday...
…appeals to President Tinubu to intervene Determined to continue with its advocacy aimed at improving the quality of infrastructure in public universities across the country for enhanced teaching and leaning, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Education Advancement Initiative (EAI), has called for immediate release of 600 billion Naira this year...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba University chapter, has suspended its one month old strike action. This is contained in a statement by the chapter chairman, Dr Joshua Mbaver, which was made available to newsmen on Saturday in Jalingo. The statement said that the suspension followed the...
The President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has described the late Prof. Bene Madunagu, as a leader who fought against injustice and oppression. Osodeke stated this during a wake/funeral conference organised in honour of the late professor of Botany, and first female ASUU chairman, University...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reiterated its firm opposition to the proposed Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, warning that its implementation will have devastating consequences for public universities across the country. Speaking during a press conference in Jos on Thursday, the Bauchi...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has expressed concerns over the proposed Tax Reform Bill before the National Assembly, warning that the bill is a deliberate attempt to dismantle the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), a vital source of funding for...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the National Assembly to reject any provision of the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024 that undermines Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)’s effectiveness and existence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that TETFund is a scheme established by the Federal...
Industrial action may again, cripple academic activities across public universities in Nigeria following the non-implementation of several agreements entered into between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). It was reliably gathered over the weekend in Abuja, that ASUU is deeply worried by the failure...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the utilisation of the backlog of unspent funds allocated to tertiary education. ASUU warned that the continued stagnation of these resources could hinder the growth and development of the sector. This comes as the...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has explained why it rejected two payment platforms of the federal government and insisted on University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), it created as alternative. ASUU had rejected the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), a platform the Federal Government uses...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on indefinite strike over failure of the Federal Government to honour the 2009 agreement reached with it. The Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of the union, Prof. Timothy Namo, said this during a news conference on Friday in Jos. Namo...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed worry over huge administrative cost incurred by many public universities. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this while speaking with newsmen at a two-day programme organised by the union on the state of nation conference on Thursday in Abuja. The...
Benin Zonal Coordinator of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Monday Igbafe, has escaped from the captivity of kidnappers in Edo. Igbafen, who is a lecturer at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, was on Saturday night reportedly ambushed at the entrance of his residence in the community by...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the victimisation, intimidation, harassment, and dehumanisation of its members in some public universities. This is contained in a statement issued by Kano Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Prof. Abdulkadir Mohammad, in Kano on Saturday. He Cited insistences of not following due...