Seven students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, who faced dropping out over unpaid tuition fees, have received scholarships from the university’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Branch chair, Dr Angulu Haruna, said the intervention was prompted by the economic difficulties students face. Two of the awards, worth ₦200,000 each,
President Bola Tinubu has told his education team to stop university and college workers from going on strike again. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, revealed this during an interview on Channels Television. Alausa said the Federal Government is now meeting regularly with school unions like ASUU, NASU, SSANU, and COEASU to prevent future problems.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised alarm over the delay in renegotiation with the Federal Government about issues affecting the education sector and university lecturers. Speaking with newsmen, Prof. Chris Piwuna, ASUU President, said, “We are tired of words and promises. “Our efforts are frustrated by the government. It has been seven
Yobe State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced an indefinite industrial action over demands for entitlements and autonomy from the state government. The strike was announced after a closed-door meeting, during which the ASUU branch Chairman, Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim Karage, briefed journalists on the decision. He explained that the
Two major academic unions— the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP)—have rejected the new national admission cut-off marks set by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), describing them as detrimental to academic standards. Following the 2025 JAMB policy meeting held in Abuja, JAMB, in collaboration with
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
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
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the branch of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), has raised concerns over the reported allocation of the recently released ₦50 billion earned allowances by the Federal Government. On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, the union expressed dissatisfaction with claims that the Academic Staff Union of Universities
