The League of Imams and Alfas in Ogun State has urged the Federal Government to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), warning that the disruption of the academic calendar is pushing young people into crime, drug abuse, and other social vices.In a statement on Monday, the Secretary of the
The Ebonyi State University has expelled three students who were arrested in September for allegedly possessing guns and attacking the Dean of Student Affairs. The students were said to have shot into the crowd during the recent Students’ Union Government election, hitting one student. Condemning the students’ actions, Prof. Michael Awoke, the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has requested a response from the federal government (FG) about their demands. Responding to ASUU’s strike, Jibrin Barau, the Deputy Senate President, said the National Assembly is ready to settle the ongoing conflict between the union and the federal governmentto prevent it from intensifying. Dr Tunji Alausa, the
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that strikes are never its preferred option in resolving disputes with the Federal Government, stressing that industrial action is only taken after all negotiation efforts have failed. ASUU President, Professor Christopher Piwuna, stated this after meeting with the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND in
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has once again shut down Nigeria’s public universities — not out of rebellion, but in protest against what it calls a pattern of deceit and neglect by the federal government. The latest two-week warning strike, declared on October 13 2025, is ASUU’s response to what it describes as
Sen. Ita Enang, the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to work. “My advice to ASUU is to call off the strike and go back to work while they continue with negotiations with the Federal Government.” He added that the federal government should
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan chapter, has accused the Federal Government of lacking sincerity in its approach to collective bargaining and the welfare of academic staff in public universities. The institution’s ASUU Chairman, Dr Adefemi Afolabi, made the accusation while speaking on Situation Room, a radio programme in Ibadan. This
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) a seven-day ultimatum to resolve their dispute and avert another strike that could disrupt the academic calendar. In a statement signed by its president, Olushola Oladoja, on Wednesday, NANS expressed concern over renewed tension between
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called an emergency meeting of all unions in the public tertiary education sector following the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) ongoing two-week warning strike. In a statement on Tuesday, NLC President Joe Ajaero said the meeting, scheduled for Monday, October 20, 2025, at the NLC Headquarters in Abuja,
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Federal Government’s appeal to suspend its planned warning strike, which is scheduled to start on October 13. ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, announced this on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television, saying the government’s intervention came “too late.” He accused the Ministry of Education
