The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Uyo Branch, has given out over N1.7 million to 15 indigent students of the university who excelled in their academics pursuits. It also conferred heroes’ award on past leaders who led the union through turbulent periods in the history of the branch. The awardees were honoured during…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Bauchi Zone has rejected the students’ loan scheme of the federal government, noting that non-refundable grants should be given to Nigerian students instead of loans. The ASUU Bauchi Zonal Coordinator, Lazarus Maig-oro, disclosed this while speaking at a scholarship-for-indigent-student programme held at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU),…
There is no respite in sight for university workers under the umbrella of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, who are agitating for the release of their withheld salaries resulting from last year’s industrial action. Reports had it that the union last week lost its suit against the federal government over the salaries withheld for…
…Says existing ones malnourished Lecturers in the nation’s public universities have advised the government to put on hold any plan to set up new universities, but adequately fund existing ones. According to them, existing ones are looking malnourished because of poor funding. They also said existing universities were suffering from dearth of lecturers and other…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the Federal Government’s plan to automatically deduct 40 percent from universities’ Internally Generated Revenue will impoverish the university system. This is a sequel to the notification of the academic institutions across the country in October, by the Ministry of Finance of its plan to automatically deduct 40…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the Federal Government’s plan to automatically deduct 40 percent from universities’ Internally Generated Revenue will impoverish the university system. This is a sequel to the notification of the academic institutions across the country in October, by the Ministry of Finance of its plan to automatically deduct 40…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members to join the nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) The union shared a message on its X platform which reads, “No Retreat, No Surrender! Strike starts by Midnight! Greatest Nigeria Students, Solidarity Forever!”.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities have described the plan by the Federal Government to automatically deduct 40 per cent from the Internally Generated Revenue of universities in the country as an attack on the university system. The Federal Government , in a letter dated October…
The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the lingering disagreement between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over an unpaid eight-month salary. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Paul Nnamchi (LP-Enugu State) and co-sponsored by Rep. Aminu Jaji (APC-Zamfara), Rep. Julius…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the release of Nigerian lecturers’ withheld salaries over the 2022 Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Friday said the president approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was…
