By ANITA KNIGHT What the New FG–ASUU Agreement Means for Students and Lecturers THE Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have signed a landmark agreement that could finally end years of instability in Nigeria’s public university system. The deal, which comes after a 17-year cycle of strikes and negotiations, replaces the […]
By ANITA KNIGHT THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed optimism that industrial action can be avoided for at least three years following the signing of a new agreement with the Federal Government. The agreement, signed and unveiled on Wednesday, is designed to stabilise Nigeria’s university system and address long-standing issues affecting funding […]
By MELVIN KOFFA ATFER more than 16 years of stalled negotiations, industrial disputes and repeated strikes, the Federal Government has approved a 40 per cent salary increase for academic staff in federal universities, marking a major breakthrough in its long-running standoff with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The agreement, unveiled in Abuja by […]
By MELVIN KOFFA A New Union, A Different MandateTHE Congress of University Academics (CONUA), a breakaway academic union registered during Chris Ngige’s tenure as Labour Minister, has firmly distanced itself from the recently concluded 2009 Federal Government–ASUU renegotiation agreement. Its National President, Dr. Niyi Sunmonu, declared in an exclusive interview that the pact is not […]
By MELVIN KOFFA Implementation Test: Will This MoU Hold? NIGERIA’S university system may be approaching a turning point as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government reach an interim agreement in the renegotiation of the 2009 accord, a pact that has fuelled labour unrest, shutdowns, and policy distrust for 16 years. […]
By MELVIN KOFFA THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned the Federal Government to use the remaining 10 days of the one-month grace period granted to it to address all outstanding issues with the union or risk another round of strike action. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by ASUU […]
By MELVIN KOFFA THE Federal Government has begun taking steps to ease tensions with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), releasing ₦2.3 billion in salary and promotion arrears as part of renewed efforts to address the union’s long-standing grievances. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the development in Abuja, saying the payment—covering Batch […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a four-week extension of its ongoing strike, citing the Federal Government’s continued failure to meet its demands on welfare, funding, and the renegotiation of existing agreements. In a statement issued on Monday, the ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the decision was reached after extensive […]