The Federal Government has said that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is not on strike, contrary to recent media reports. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known in Abuja, saying that universities across Nigeria remain open and stable. He said the peaceful situation in schools is due to the government’s steady
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has confirmed through its leadership that a directive has been issued for all branches of the union nationwide to withdraw their services over the delay in the payment of June 2025 salaries to its members, citing the enforcement of the “No Pay, No Work” resolution. ASUU branches in
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members to suspend work whenever their salaries are delayed. Professor Christopher Piwuna, the ASUU President, announced this on Monday in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune. He maintained that whenever salaries are unpaid till the third of a new month, ASUU members should stop working
There is a new leader in the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the University of Port Harcourt (Uniport) as Professor Omeh Obasi Ngwoke has been elected as the new Chairman of the chapter. The change in leadership took place during an extraordinary ASUU Congress held at the Union’s Secretariat on campus. Professor Ngwoke
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed deep concern over the Federal Government’s continued failure to honour agreements aimed at revamping Nigeria’s university system. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the newly elected ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, described the government’s inaction on critical matters as a significant stumbling block to the
For the first time in recent history, Nigerian public universities have completed two uninterrupted academic sessions without any strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This development follows the inauguration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29, 2023. Since then, federal universities have operated without disruptions from ASUU, a notable contrast
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) branch, has threatened to take legal action against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) following the widespread failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Chairman of the branch, Comrade Óyibo Eze, made this known while addressing journalists in
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has elected Prof. Chris Piwuna as its new President. Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist and Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, takes over from Prof. Victor Osodeke of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. The election took place during the Union’s 23rd National Delegates Congress,
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned the corruption, institutional weaknesses, and inefficiencies plaguing Nigeria, which it says are undermining governance at all levels. On Saturday, ASUU National President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, made this remark at the union’s 23rd National Delegates Conference at the University of Benin, Main Campus, Ugbowo. Osodeke expressed deep
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned Nigeria’s deep-rooted institutional weaknesses, widespread corruption, and inefficiencies within the government, all of which hinder the nation’s progress. On Saturday, ASUU National President Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke voiced his concerns during the union’s 23rd National Delegates Conference at the University of Benin’s Ugbowo campus. Osodeke criticised the
