Tuition Fees Introduction: EndSARS Will Be Child’s Play If Students Revolt – ASUU, NAU Chapter

The Chairperson, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Chapter, Dr Steve Ufoaroh has called on the Federal and State Governments to fund university education as a basic right of citizens of the country. The Federal Government had insisted that the only way to sustain funding education in Nigeria is to introduce tuition […]

30 Indigent Students Get Educational Scholarship From ASUU, NAU Chapter

Awka – Thirty indigent students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, were on Wednesday presented with scholarship cheques for the sum of 50,000 naira each as educational support funds from the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, UNIZIK chapter. The cheques were handed over to the benefitting students who emerged after a thorough selection process, having […]

Nigerian Students give ASUU, FG ultimatum to call off strike

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said the ongoing strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff of Universities must end by January 5th. NANS issued the ultimatum as it said it is tired of the lingering strike action. Activities have been halted in universities across the country for almost 9 months now, due […]

Our meeting with FG, a step forward – COEASU President 

President of Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Comrade Nuhu Ogirima, has disclosed that the Federal Government (FG) eventually called the academic body for a meeting to discuss the various issues for which the union has been threatening to embark on industrial action. Ogirima, who has been championing the cause for better funding for […]

Our Strike Will Linger, ASUU President Says

Prospects of public universities in Nigeria resuming academic activities pretty too soon are not appearing very positive. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) does not appear to be in a hurry to return to the classroom. ASUU is urging the Buhari administration to leave the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS) as a condition […]

ASUU urges FG to take out IPPIS as condition to call off strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) urged the Federal Government to leave the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS) as a condition to call off its ongoing strike in the country. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President said this in a statement made available on Sunday in Abuja that the ongoing strike may still linger […]

Strike: FG to release N30bn earned allowances to ASUU

The Federal Government has agreed to release N30 billion as part payment of the Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Sen. Chris Ngige. Minister of Labour and Employment said this at the end of a meeting between the Federal Government and ASUU on Friday in Abuja. “The Accountant-General of […]

#ENDSARS and this sudden govt’s love for Nigerian students

The Yoruba have a saying that could literally be interpreted thus: “When a child is confronted with something bigger than him, he frets.”  This probably captures the response of Nigerian leaders to the ongoing #ENDSARS protests across the country. This is perhaps the first time in a long while that Nigeria is witnessing a spontaneous […]

Protesters, ASUU Ground Activities In Nigeria

EndSARS protesters demanding an end to police brutality, extrajudicial killings, and extortion by operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police on Tuesday crippled activities in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria. And across the country, academic activities in public universities are yet to begin as the Academic Staff Union of […]

No basis for suspension of ongoing strike- ASUU President

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has insisted that there is nothing on the ground now to warrant the calling off the ongoing strike by the Union. The President of the Union, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi disclosed this in a telephone conversation with TNC correspondent, on Wednesday. Ogunyemi revealed that the union is still meeting […]