Dr. Mohammed Haruna Ibrahim, the national president of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), has hinted that members of the association may be forced into strike action, depending on how the Federal Government handles the lingering negotiations over the 2009 agreement with the union. Ibrahim commented on the opening of the SSANU leadership
The 2009 agreement between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was a landmark deal aimed at addressing the decline in Nigerian universities and improving the welfare of lecturers. The government’s team, led by Deacon Gamaliel Onosode, negotiated with ASUU’s delegation headed by Dr. Abdullahi Sule-Kano. Advisers, including vice-chancellors and educational
The Urhobo Studies Association (USA) is marking 20 years of promoting and protecting the Urhobo language and culture. The group was founded in 2005 at Delta State University, Abraka, after UNESCO raised an alarm that many languages, including Urhobo, might go into extinction. One of the association’s first significant achievements was creating a standard way
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has accused staff unions and members of the host community of contributing to the collapse of the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, in Bayelsa State. At a press conference in Benin City, NAPS President Eshiofune Ogbayan alleged that the institution’s rector, Dr Lukeman Agbabiaka, has faced threats because he is
The Federation of Ibadan Students’ Union (FIBSU) National Council has reaffirmed its commitment to student advocacy and youth participation in governance during its monthly congress, led by National President Aare Giwa Kamorudeen Olawale. Speaking at the meeting, Giwa urged members to remain proactive in representing student interests across institutions, stressing that FIBSU was established to
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has warned that it may soon embark on a nationwide strike if the federal government fails to resolve the lingering 2009 agreement with the union. SSANU’s national president, Dr. Mohammed Haruna Ibrahim, issued the warning during a leadership workshop at Tai Solarin University of Education in Ogun
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned the federal government that it will no longer tolerate what it described as the government’s insensitivity to lecturers’ welfare and the future of public universities. Speaking in Asaba, the union’s Benin Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Monday Igbafen, stated that since ASUU suspended its strike in October 2022,
University lecturers in Nigeria are threatening another action with the Federal Government over poor wages, saying their pay no longer reflects economic realities. The three registered unions, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), and the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), claim that salaries have remained
Nigeria’s university lecturers are once again at loggerheads with the government over wages, warning that the failure to address long-standing demands could trigger fresh industrial action. At the heart of the dispute is the issue of pay. Senior academics in federal universities currently earn around ₦633,000 (£340) per month, despite holding doctoral degrees and publishing
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it will not attend a planned meeting with the Federal Government over the long-standing 2009 agreement. The meeting, scheduled to take place at the National Commission for Colleges of Education in Abuja, was expected to present a counteroffer to lecturers after years of stalled negotiations. However,
