THE proposed meeting which should have brought the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, and executive members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to a round table to discuss the 2009 agreement and stop the looming strike failed to hold on Thursday. Recall that the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) had […]
THE Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has said that the federal government has never signed an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). On Tuesday, ASUU protested across campuses over poor welfare and the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement. But yesterday, the minister, while speaking to journalists, said such an agreement […]
BY adopting a policy to give very brilliant underage students a chance to study in the universities, Nigeria may not be going against the global tide. What is important is the balance that the education authorities tried to strike to ensure that children’s education is not unduly rushed in a way that creates more problems […]
MEMBERS of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics have issued a fresh 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address all lingering issues with the workers or risk a nationwide industrial action. The 21-day ultimatum, which began on 27 August 2025, was contained in a communique issued at the end of the association’s 77th […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano Zone, has called on the Federal Government to expedite action on the renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement. The Zonal Coordinator, Mr. Abdulkadir Muhammad made the call at a news briefing on Thursday in Kano. He listed the issues of concern to include the renegotiation of the […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) Chapter, has reminded the Federal Government to honour the 2009 agreement on funding universities. The chapter, which joined the nationwide peaceful demonstration, urged the government to ensure effective university funding and improved incentives for academic staff across the country. Report stated that protesters carried […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST), Wudil chapter, on Tuesday held a peaceful protest demanding improved university funding and better staff welfare. The protesters also called for the immediate renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-Federal Government agreement, describing it as long overdue and ignored for far too long. […]
UNIVERSITY of Jos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has rejected the Federal Government’s loan scheme for university lecturers and other workers in tertiary institutions. Prof. Jurbe Molwus, the chairman of the union in the university, said this during a press conference on Tuesday in Jos. Report stated that the Federal Government […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, has issued an ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet its demands before 28 August or risk industrial action. Prof. Louis Omenyi, the union’s branch chairman, announced this on Tuesday during a news conference at the university. He said that members of the […]
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates who uploaded their O-Level results before the release of the final 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results to return to accredited centres and re-upload their results. The announcement was released in an official bulletin shared on the Board’s official X handle […]