THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has given the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to resolve issues negatively affecting polytechnic education in Nigeria. Mr Monday Ojo, Chairman of ASUP, Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), announced the ultimatum at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos. He spoke on …
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ASUP rejects outsourcing of quality assurance in polytechnics
THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has rejected the Federal Government’s planned outsourcing of quality assurance in the polytechnics. Mr Lumpye Simji, ASUP Zonal Coordinator, Zone B, said this at a news conference on Friday in Bauchi. He said the union had issued a 21-day ultimatum to the government, …
Read More »ASUP Get Ready for Strike as Ultimatum Expires
THE 15-day ultimatum issued by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) to the federal government to meet its demands will expire on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. ASUP had threatened to embark on strike should the government fail to address the contentious new scheme of service for polytechnic lecturers across …
Read More »ASUP Decries NBTE Interference, Insists On Strike
THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Zone C, which comprises the South-West and Kwara states, on Monday condemned the undue exercise of oversight and interference by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) regarding the admission of students into polytechnics across the country. The leadership of ASUP also criticized …
Read More »ASUP Threatens Strike Over New Scheme of Service
THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says it will embark on industrial action, if government fails to suspend the new Scheme of Service in Nigeria Polytechnics, which took effect, June 7. The Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State chapter of the union stated this after at an emergency congress in Auchi …
Read More »ASUP Directs Lecturers To Resume May 30
Following a directive issued by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, lecturers in public polytechnics across the country will resume on May 30, 2022. Recall that the union had, on May 16, 2022, commenced a two-week warning strike over the failure of the government to meet some lingering demands. Some …
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