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ASUU ordered by the National Industrial Court to Call off Indefinite strike.

ASUU – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been ordered to call off its 7 months nationwide indefinite industrial strike. The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) on Wednesday, September 21, directed the union to reopen all public universities and return to their duty posts after seven months of shutting down the learning institutions in […]

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ASUU discloses Government’s Miserly Increase in Professors’ Salary from N30,000 to N60,000.

ASUU the Academic Staff Union of Universities has revealed the “poor offer” made by the Nigerian government as regards increment in professor’s salary. After the Union’s resumed meeting with the FG on the long standing standing on Thursday in a statement  the Union president revealed they rejected the “award” of the meagre salary by the federal […]

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ASUU , SSANU, NASU Negotiation Committees awaiting Response from FG.

ASUU , SSANU, NASU Negotiation Committee are currently awaiting Response from Nigerian Government with regards to the 2009 agreement discussion bluebloodz.com has learned. The Academic Staff Union of Universities [ ASUU] alongside the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities,[SSANU] and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and allied institutions [NASU] […]

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ASUU Threatens To Embark On a Fresh Strike Action .

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a fresh strike action bluebloodz.com has learned. ASUU is set to begin a fresh strike over the conscious refusal of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, to disburse the salaries and remittance of check-off dues of over 1,000 staff for 13 […]

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ASUU Faults Amsterdam Business School For Rejection Of Nigeria B.Sc Degrees, While Accepting Degrees From Ghana and South Africa.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities in Nigeria ( ASUU ) has faulted a University in Amsterdam – The Amsterdam Business School for rejecting degrees from Nigeria, whiles accepting degrees from Ghana and South Africa ASUU said Nigerian graduates have what it takes to compete favourably with their peers from any part of the world. […]

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Some Demands Made By ASUU Not Achievable Now – FG

The Federal Government Of Nigeria has revealed that some demands out of the lot made by Asuu cannot be achieved with the recent event of things. The Government also faulted the fresh notice by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to embark on a fresh strike barely four months after calling off a 10-month industrial […]

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ASUU Faults Federal Government Approval of 20 New Private Universities.

Some stakeholders in University education in Nigeria, on Thursday, warned against the proliferation of universities in the country, following Wednesday’s approval of 20 new private universities by the Federal Executive Council. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria, in Benin, the stakeholders said there was nothing to justify the approval when the existing […]

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ASUU Strike : FG Inaugurates New Committee To Renegotiate 2009 AGREEMENT.

The federal government has inaugurated a new committee to renegotiate the 2009 agreements with lecturers and others, as part of its effort to end the eight-month-old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).  Recall that the lecturers who are currently on strike are demanding for funding for the revitalization of universities, earned allowance, the constitution of […]

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We Are Not in a Hurry To END THE STRIKE – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Saturday, declared that its members are not in a hurry to call off the prolonged industrial action. Dr Edor J. Edor, the ASUU Chairman of University of Calabar said lecturers are determined to ensure that the challenges of universities are substantially resolved. In an exclusive interview with […]

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Private Universities Now RECRUITING Our Members – ASUU

President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi on Thursday November 19 disclosed that private universities are now recruiting some of its members due to the inability of the Federal Government to meet its demands amid an ongoing strike which has lasted for months.  Ogunyemi reiterated that the government cannot threaten the university lecturers […]