The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called off its two-week warning strike. The union announced the suspension this morning at an emergency press briefing by the president, Prof. Chris Piwuna. The president mentioned that the suspension came after the Committee of the Senate on Tertiary Education and TETFund, the Committee of Labour, and
The Senate, through its Committees on Labour and on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has met with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) behind closed doors to discuss the way forward. Senator Muntari Dandutse, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, stated that ASUU’s complaints have been
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 Senate has intervened in the ongoing two-week warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), moving to prevent a full-scale shutdown of academic activities across Nigeria’s public universities. Members of the Senate Committees on Labour, and on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND, met behind closed doors with ASUU’s national leadership at the National
The 14-day ultimatum issued by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the Federal Government to sign and implement its long-awaited agreement expires on Sunday, October 12. ASUU warned that the government’s continued delay in addressing issues affecting university lecturers and learning conditions could trigger fresh industrial action across Nigerian universities. The Calabar Zonal
The Federal Government has launched a new effort to stop the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from going on another nationwide strike. Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, said President Bola Tinubu has ordered that every step be taken to keep students in school and end recurring disruptions in the university calendar. Alausa
The Federal Government has promised medical doctors and other healthcare workers that their outstanding seven months’ salary arrears will be paid before the end of August 2025, in a bid to avert a looming nationwide strike in the sector. The assurance was given by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, during
