The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has vowed to continue its ongoing two-week nationwide warning strike, saying the Federal Government has failed to act on its long-standing promises to revitalise the university system. Chairman of the University of Ibadan chapter, Dr Adefemi Afolabi, told newsmen on Tuesday that members across campuses were fully complying
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has suspended its planned strike following assurances from the Federal Government to address key issues affecting the polytechnic sector. ASUP President, Shammah Kpanja, announced the decision in a statement on Sunday, saying the union’s National Executive Council had resolved after reviewing the government’s recent commitments. He said the
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has warned President Bola Tinubu’s administration that it may embark on a nationwide strike if long-standing issues affecting the sector are not resolved within 21 days. The union is demanding the creation of a National Polytechnics Commission, similar to regulatory bodies for universities and colleges of education. It
The crisis in Nigeria’s public universities has dragged on for decades, with no end in sight. Successive governments have promised reforms but delivered little, leaving lecturers and students trapped in a cycle of strikes, dashed hopes and deteriorating standards. In 2022, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suspended its eight-month strike, hoping the federal
A senior lecturer at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Dr Philips Nto, has resigned from the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), accusing the union of lacking transparency and running like a cult. Nto, who heads the university’s Agribusiness Incubation Centre, claimed the union has been hijacked by self-centred individuals using it for personal
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University chapter, has warned it may resume a suspended strike over what it calls a breach of trust by the state government. Chairman Dr Joshua Mbave Garba told reporters in Jalingo that the government of Governor Agbu Kefas had failed to implement a Memorandum of Action
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused politicians and contractors of influencing the appointment of vice-chancellors in Nigerian universities. In a statement by its President, Christopher Piwuna, ASUU cited the case of Alvan Ikoku University of Education, Imo State, where it alleged attempts to reinstate an acting Vice-Chancellor whose academic promotions were questionable.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed strong disapproval about the selection of the vice-chancellors of universities, citing the case of the Vice-Chancellor selection process at Alvan Ikoku University of Education, Owerri, Imo State. The union expressed dismay that universities had been turned into commodities for politicians and contractors, rather than promoting merit
Lecturers at Taraba State University, under the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), say they may go on strike again if the state government does not meet their demands soon. The union accuses Governor Agbu Kefas of breaking an agreement reached on January 17, 2025. Part of the deal was for the government to start
Former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the union’s battles under his leadership prevented Nigeria’s public universities from collapsing. Speaking at an event in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Osodeke recalled the stormy years of confrontation with former President Muhammadu Buhari’s government and ex–Labour Minister Chris
