Professors in Nigerian universities have called for their salaries to be raised to at least N2.5 million per month, describing current pay as unsustainable. The demand came as members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) staged protests on several campuses on Tuesday, criticising the government’s failure to implement the renegotiated 2009 FGN–ASUU agreement.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has accused the Federal Government of insincerity in resolving lingering disputes in the university sector and warned that industrial action may be imminent. At a press briefing in Sokoto, Zonal Coordinator Prof. Abubakar Sabo said the government had failed to honour agreements and address key welfare
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Federal Government’s newly introduced Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund (TISSF), a N10 million interest-free loan scheme for university, polytechnic and college staff, describing it as a diversion from unresolved welfare demands. Speaking at a press briefing at Bayero University, Kano, ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Professor AbdulKadir
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has renewed calls for the Federal Government to pay its members’ withheld salaries, rejecting the “no work, no pay” policy implemented during the 2022 strike. During a press briefing in Awka, the coordinator of ASUU’s Owerri Zone, Professor Dennis Ariwodo, demanded the immediate payment of three and a
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has resolved to embark on a nationwide strike to push for its demands. This was confirmed on Tuesday, August 19, in a communiqué, accusing the federal government of delaying on outstanding issues. Meanwhile, the body says the date of the nationwide protests will be communicated to its members
Following the alleged diversion of workers’ funds from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a 7-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to refund workers and immediately constitute the Governing Board of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). This is contained in a communique issued after its Central Working
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has rejected the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF) by the Federal Ministry of Education, in collaboration with TETFund, demanding instead, payment of their outstanding arrears. The union in a statement by its national President, Ibeji Nwokoma views the TISSF as a distraction, and, “therefore rejects it and
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic Offa branch, has accused the institution’s management of inflating the cost of an upcoming departmental accreditation exercise. The union alleged that the budgeted amount, put at N500 million, is excessive and unjustifiable. In a statement on Monday, ASUP chairman Dr. Idowu Atilola described the expenditure as
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has kicked against calls for the removal of Dr. Lukman Adegoke Agbabiaka, Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Bayelsa State. During a press briefing in Ibadan over the weekend, NAPS National President, Festus Ayomide Oyewumi, praised Dr. Agbabiaka’s leadership, stating that the Rector has overseen significant progress at the institution
The National President of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Muhammad Ibn Musa, has urged the government to make teaching more attractive for young graduates with better salary packages and facilities to solve workforce needs in the sector. He also encouraged a participative approach to school management for optimal staff performance.
