Tag: ASUU Strike

Just In! ASUU suspends 8-month-old strike, conditionally

Aminu Imam

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 told newsmen early Friday. The union decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted into the early hours of Friday. The meeting was called by the union to determine its next line of action after its State branches met over the Court of Appeal ruling last week. Recall that the Court of Appeal had ordered ASUU to suspend…

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NLC writes Ngige, demands withdrawal of CONUA, NAMDA certificates

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, to respect the stipulations of the Trade Unions Act regarding registration of new trade unions while one already exists, by withdrawing the certificates of registration he recently issued to the two newly created unions that were previously part of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). NLC also presented evidence that the Labour Ministry had in 2013 under former Minister of Labour, Chief Emeka Wogu and the Registrar of Trade Union, Mrs N.…

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‘President Buhari set to announce deal with ASUU today, Tuesday’ — Gbajabiamila

Aminu Imam

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari will announce a deal reached with the Academic Staff of Universities (ASUU) today, Tuesday. Gbajabiamila disclosed this yesterday, after a closed-door meeting between the leadership of the union and the lawmakers at the National Assembly Complex. Briefing newsmen after the meeting, the Speaker said President Buhari has agreed to some demands of the lecturers after two meetings he (president) had with the House leadership. “That meeting was even better than the first one we had with…

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FG Vs. ASUU: Appeal Court defers ruling till today, Friday

Aminu Imam

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has adjourned till today, Friday, to rule on an application the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), filed to stay the execution of the ruling of the National Industrial Court, (NIC), which ordered an end to its on-going strike action. Lawyers for the Federal Government and the Union – James Igwe (SAN) and Femi Falana (SAN) – could not resolve the eight months-old strike, despite the out-of-court settlement as advised by the appellate Court. A three-man panel of the appellate court, led by…

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ASUU faces de-registration, as FG presents certificates of registration to 2 breakaway factions

Aminu Imam

…”We will not be stopped by CONUA” – Prof. Osodeke The Federal Government has presented certificates of registration to two breakaway factions of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). The new sub-unions in the academic sector are Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) and National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, presented the certificates to the unions yesterday, at the Minister’s Conference Room, Federal Secretariat, Phase-1, Abuja. The minister explained that the two bodies will exist alongside ASUU. CONUA,…

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Corruption by ASUU, others, undermining govt’s effort to revamp education sector – Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has said corruption in the education sector has undermined the Government’s efforts and investments over the years. The Nigerian leader spoke while delivering his address at a Summit on diminishing corruption in the public sector, which was held at the State House, Abuja, yesterday. According to Buhari, the incessant industrial actions in educational institutions are not only a result of underfunding. “Incessant strikes, especially by unions in tertiary education, often imply that Government is grossly underfunding education; but I must say that corruption in the education system,…

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Deadlock, as ASUU refuses to accept IPPIS in peace meeting with House of Reps.

Aminu Imam

…Ngige storms out of meeting All entreaties to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to accept the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information system (IPPIS) as a platform for payment of lecturers fell on deaf ears during the peace move initiated by the House of Representatives to resolve the impasse between the striking lecturers and the Federal Government. In the third of a series of meetings, at the instance of the leadership of the House on Thursday to broker peace, no agreement was reached. In the meeting, which lasted about three…

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ASUU Strike: FG backtracks, withdraws order to reopen varsities

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission, yesterday afternoon, withdrew its circular which ordered vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and governing councils to re-open federal universities, according to reports. Recall that it was earlier reported that a circular, tagged: NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135, was addressed to all vice-chancellors; pro-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities ordering them to re-open universities. However, in another circular, which was also signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the NUC, Sam Onazi, the Commission withdrew the order, although it did not explain why. The letter, tagged:…

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NLC fumes over alleged plot to de-register ASUU

Aminu Imam

…Writes FG The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), yesterday warned against reported moves by the Federal Government to withdraw the registration license of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), over non-submission of its audited financial returns for over five years. While dismissing the claims that ASUU had not submitted its audited financial returns to the Registrar of Trade Unions for over five years as required by the law, the NLC insisted that the Union has submitted all its financial reports up till 2021. Reacting to a media report that the…

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ASUU: ‘No political rally will hold if strike is not resolved in 2 weeks’ – NANs to FG

Aminu Imam

…To appeal court order on resumption The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve the lingering industrial action embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Recall that on Monday, the association blocked the roads leading to the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos. Prior to that, the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and the Ibadan-Ife-Ilesha expressway were blocked to protest the lingering strike. In a statement issued yesterday by the chairman of NANS national taskforce on the strike, Ojo Olumide, said…

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