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ASUU rejects advertorial for uniabuja’s vice chancellor position

The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja branch, has rejected the advertisement for the institution’s Vice Chancellor position. It would be recalled that the current management of the University, led by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, had recently placed an advertorial on the vacancy of the post of the Vice Chancellor […]

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ASUU raises concerns over absence of governing councils in federal universities

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has voiced serious apprehensions regarding the absence of Governing Councils in all federal universities across Nigeria, asserting that such a situation renders their operations illegitimate and poses significant risks to these academic institutions. In an exclusive interview with THE PUNCH’s correspondent on Sunday, ASUU’s National President, Emmanuel Osodeke,

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FG begins payment of withheld ASUU salaries

The federal government has begun the payment of withheld salaries of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Speaking with TheCable on Monday, Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU president, said the union has received reports of its members receiving “one or two credit alerts”. He, however, added that ASUU is still working to confirm specific details and

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ASUU gears up for another showdown with FG

There are fears that the nation’s university workers under the umbrella of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, are gearing up for another confrontation with the federal government over issues bordering on members’ welfare, working conditions, among others. This is even as the university workers have expressed disappointment over President Bola Tinubu’s failure to fulfil

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ASUU, NANS lament gaps in education sector, call for transformative measures in 2024

The leadership of ASUU and NANShave emphasized the pressing need for a significant overhaul in the education sector, urging the government to prioritize and revitalize educational development in the upcoming year. National President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, expressed disappointment in the lack of substantial progress within the sector over the past year, stressing the imperative

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ASUU kicks against inclusion of TETFund’s in education budget

Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has asked the Federal Government to separate the budget of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, from the Education annual budget, saying such step would enable effective budget implementation. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said stated this at the TETFund Alliance for Innovative Research, TETFAIR, Showcase and Closing Event

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Who best prepares the university curriculum in a market economy?

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has proposed opening up a critical window for dialogue on Nigeria’s university curriculum design. Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, national president of, ASUU, in a signed statement on Friday, said it was unacceptable for the

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BREAKING NEWS: ASUU rejects curriculum designed by NUC

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards prepared by the National Universities Commission. The union said it was nightmarish, a threat to quality university education, and an erosion of powers of the university Senate in Nigerian universities. A statement signed by the national president of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel

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Breaking News: FG ignores ASUU, set to begin giving student loans in September

Federal Government has ignored the Academic staff union of universities ahead of the implementation and disbursement of student loans which will begin in September The bill has previously met stiff opposition from the academic union and student bodies such as the National Association of Nigerian Students and workers’ unions, who described it as an attempt

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Fund education, meet pending demands, ASUU, ASUP tell Tinubu

University and polytechnic workers have tasked President Bola Tinubu to fund education and meet their pending demands. Over the years, the three unions including the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics alleged that the federal government did not meet their demands. Speaking

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UNIBEN ASUU Accuses FG of Abdicating Roles on Education to Nigerians

Lecturers at the University of Benin under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have accused the federal government of attempting to abdicate its constitutional role of Nigerians of providing quality and affordable education to Nigerians with the way it is handling the industrial crisis between it and university lecturers by attempting

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ASUU Half Salary: FG Debunks Plans to Casualise University Lecturers

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has debunked plans to casualise lecturers in the university system, under the auspices of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Justifying the pro rata salary payment to the academic staff, Adamu said they were simply paid for the number of days they worked, particularly from the day they suspended their

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ASUU: Gbajabiamila Announces Date of Education Summit

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has disclosed that the education summit on the state of tertiary education in Nigeria will hold on November 22 and 23. Mr Gbajabiamila, in his welcome remarks at the resumption of plenary on Monday, said the summit will “begin the long overdue national conversation.” Mr Gbajabiamila

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ASUU Strike: Final-Year Medical Student Turned Food Vendor Dies

Usman Abubakar-Rimi, a Medicine and Surgery final-year student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), who ventured into the food selling business due to the prolonged ASUU strike, has died. Mr Abubakar-Rimi opened a food outlet and noodles joint in the Diplomat area in Sokoto. The medical student died on Wednesday after a brief illness. The

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BREAKING: ASUU Suspends Strike after Eight Months

The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action conditionally. A member of the union’s National Executive Committee disclosed this on Friday October 14, 2022. According to a report, the union decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted into the

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