100 students of Asaba origin in institutions of higher learning were on Friday gifted ₦50, 000 each as bursary award, courtesy of the Asaba Welfare and Endowment Committee. 20 each were selected for the gesture from the five quarters in Asaba. Speaking on the occasion, the Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Asagba Prof Epiphany […]
THE Nigerian Library Association (NLA) has called on librarians across the country to embrace innovation and reposition themselves for relevance in an era defined by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and rapid technological change. The Immediate Past President of the association, Dr. Dominic Omokaro, made the call in Abuja on Saturday at the 2025 Annual Dinner and […]
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 […]