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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dismissed the Federal Government’s ‘No Work, No Pay’ directive, insisting that the union will not be intimidated by threats. ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, stated this on Monday while speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He said the union remained…
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Barring any last-minute change in plan, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will begin a two-week warning strike on Monday. This follows the expiration of the two-week ultimatum they gave the Federal Government to meet their lingering demands. Despite the ultimatum ending on Sunday night, the Federal Government…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The union made the decision following a National Executive Council meeting held on Sunday at the University of Abuja. The national president of ASUU, Prof. Chris Piwuna made this known in a copy…
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A Professor of Medicine and Consultant Psychiatrist, Chris Piwuna, has been elected as the national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He takes over from Emmanuel Osodeke, a Professor of Agriculture at the University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, who was elected in May 2021. Prof. Piwuna…
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The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ife chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has said the abduction and release of its lecturer, Prof Oladitan Adegbehingbe, by gunmen has affected the morale of workers. The union said the fear of re-occurrence of the incident had destroyed academic, teaching and…
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The Federal Government has reached an agreement with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Addressing journalists on Monday evening after the meeting with the striking lecturers in Abuja, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said the majority of their demands have been met including the release…
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Erstwhile governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, has condemned the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). According to him, the incessant industrial action by the members of the union had been largely responsible for poor quality graduates, whom, he lamented, are vagabonds and…
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By Ujunwa Atueyi Vice Chancellor, Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State, Prof. Debo Adeyewa, has advised the Federal Government to strategically liaise with authorities of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), corporate organisations, philanthropists, key stakeholders as well as parents to discuss and address the issue of funding the education…
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By Olanrewaju Ayodeji Lecturers of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology have accused Osun State’s Governor Rauf Aregbesola of hypocrisy over his appeal to workers to reopen the school for the sake of the students. The school has been mostly shut since last year over the failure of the two owner…
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By Chiemelie Ezeobi The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, at the weekend, unknowingly stirred the hornet’s nest when he took to his twitter page to gush about Arsenal Football Club players and their coach. In quick succession, he was attacked for tweeting about football while he was alleged to owe…
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