THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced that it is in the final stages of announcing the establishment of two additional universities in Nigeria. If announced, this will bring the total number of higher institutions in the country to 272, Naija News understands. The acting Executive Secretary of the commission, Chris Maiyaki, …
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THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commended the federal government for removing universities and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment platform. It was earlier reported that the Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, announced the exemption of universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary …
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THE crisis rocking the Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma is far from abating as the University’s Chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dragged the University authorities and the Edo State Government to court over the Vice Chancellorship race and the appointment of other Principal Officers …
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THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on its members nationwide to get ready for an indefinite strike action due to the failure of the present administration of President Bola Tinubu to fulfill the agreement it made with the union. ASUU has also expressed its disapproval of the …
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THE National Executive Council of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities will meet on Sunday, August 28, 2022 to take a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action, The PUNCH has learnt. Sources among the union’s NEC members told our correspondent on Monday that the …
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities’ National President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, on Thursday said the union was not aware of the N1.2tn that the Federal Government said it would need to meet its members’ demands. He also accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, of misinforming President Muhammadu …
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The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has said it doesn’t make sense for members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to continue to earn salaries while on strike. Newsextra24 reports that ASUU began one month warning strike on February 14, 2022 and since then has not suspended …
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INDICATIONS emerged yesterday that the Federal Government may have implemented the ‘no work, no pay’ policy for the striking university-based unions. This is even as the unions lamented that despite all the notices and letters sent to the federal government over the ongoing strike in the public universities, the government …
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Aside from security, Nigeria’s education system is in disarray. Nigerian higher education institutions have been closed for several months as a result of strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other associations, with the exception of those in Kogi State. And it’s made worse by the fact …
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