The Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) various affiliates overwhelmingly decided to halt the eight-month strike. Based on the national body’s order, the branches called congresses on Wednesday, and the attendees decided to petition the National Executive Council (NEC) to halt the strike. At an urgent NEC meeting slated for Thursday in Abuja, the outcomes […]
ASUU Strike: University reopening order withdrawn by federal government
Vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors, and chairmen of federal university governing councils were directed to reopen universities in a circular issued by the NUC. However, the commission withdrew the order in a circular titled NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/136, also signed by Sam Onazi, the NUC’s Director of Finance and Accounts. Though it did not explain why, the letter tagged, “withdrawal of […]
ASUU DENIES RECEIVING INVITATION FOR MEETING FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has maintained that they have not received any official invitation from the Federal Government for the earlier announced meeting with the government team aimed at resolving the areas of disagreements and calling off the strike. This is coming barely 24 hours after the Minister of Labour and Employment, […]
NASU, SSANU Extends Strike by Another two Months
The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and allied institutions has extended its ongoing strike by two months. This was made known on Wednesday, in a statement signed by the National President, SSANU, Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim, and General Secretary, Mr. Peter Adeyemi. The […]