Tag: asuu strike

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November 17, 2013

Opinion: It’s time for ASUU to call off this strike

by Tunde Falola Notwithstanding ASUU’s recalcitrance at every turn of the tortuous negotiations, the Jonathan administration had been moderate and ...

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November 14, 2013

Why ASUU postponed its NEC meeting indefinitely

by ‘Jola Sotubo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday suspended its proposed National Executive Council (NEC) during which ...

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November 14, 2013

‘He was pierced through the heart’: How ex-ASUU president, Iyayi, died – Doctor

by ‘Jola Sotubo An insight has been given as to the circumstances surrounding the death of ex-ASUU president, Festus Iyayi ...

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November 13, 2013

“God punish ASUU & FG!”: See the top ten tweets about ASUU postponement today

by Chi Ibe Unexpectedly, the news this afternoon that the Academic Staff Union of Universities has postponed indefinitely its National ...

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November 12, 2013

ASUU Strike: 20 out of 28 unions vote to return to school, end in sight

by YNaija2015 Five months after, looks like Christmas might be coming early for students in Federal (and a few state) ...

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November 12, 2013

Good news for Imo students: ASUU chapter has decided to call off strike

by Adeola Balogun Despite resistance from some parties on the move to call off the ongoing Academic Staff Union of ...

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November 11, 2013

It’s about time: ASUU set to call off strike this week

by Adeola Balogun A tentative date has finally been set for the end of the over four-month old strike embarked ...

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November 8, 2013

YNaija Newsletter: Taraba Speaker’s death, Don Jazzy/Wande Coal messy feud & the lingering ASUU strike

Hi all, Welcome again to your weekly rundown of happenings all around the world. The week started on a sad ...

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November 7, 2013

Praise the Lord, somebody: ASUU strike may be called off next week [DETAILS]

by Adeola Balogun   Following the 13-hour meeting recently held between the Federal Government (FG)  and the Academic Staff Union ...

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November 5, 2013

“We made progress”: ASUU considers FG’s new offer after marathon meeting

by ‘Jola Sotubo   A new wave of optimism has arisen after yesterday’s meeting between the Federal Government and the ...

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October 28, 2013

ASUU Strike: Beg government not lecturers – ASUU tells Nigerians

The president of the lecturers’ union said appeals should rather go to the government. Nasir Fagge, National President, Academic Staff ...

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October 25, 2013

No deal: Jonathan was part of 2009 agreement negotiation team – ASUU responds to David Mark

by ‘Jola Sotubo Following a statement reportedly credited to the Senate President, David Mark, in which he said that those ...

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October 23, 2013

ASUU strike: Atiku leads the way as 216 Nigerians sign petition to end stalemate

  Two hundred and sixteen Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora have signed an online petition asking the Federal ...

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October 21, 2013

Okonjo-Iweala opens up on the truth behind government’s position on ASUU strike

by Adeola Balogun The current stand-off between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government of Nigeria ...

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October 19, 2013

Opinion: Who will make heaven between FG/ASUU and ‘my Oga at the top’?

by Ojay Kaikai If God is to judge between the crime that fetched the poor civil defense officer the bad ...

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October 17, 2013

ASUU strike: FG AGREES to spend N200 billion on universities yearly (READ)

by Oge Okonkwo In an effort to end the ongoing ASUU strike, the Federal Government has said it is committed to  spending ...

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October 6, 2013

Tunde Fagbenle: Engaging dialectics in Nigeria

by Tunde Fagbenle Will another dialogue put an end to the security challenge that is fast turning the north-eastern part ...

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October 2, 2013

Chronicles of the ASUU strike according to Solanke Abiola

by Solanke Abiola  And he who was appointed to speak on behalf of the teachers by name Nasire Fagga said ”in ...

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September 27, 2013

No end in sight: The strike is far from over – ASUU

by ‘Jola Sotubo Contrary to optimistic reports that it might soon come to an end, the management of the Academic ...

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September 15, 2013

Demola Rewaju: It’s time for ASUU to call off this strike

by Demola Rewaju Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as Nigeria’s first graduate president broke with tradition in his first budgetary allocation where ...

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September 2, 2013

Opinion: ASUU strike, a private university and its run-down structure

by Ifeanyi Uddin While we hope that at the heart of ASUU’s current strike action is an intent that leads ...

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August 29, 2013

Students give FG, ASUU 7-day ultimatum to end strike

by ‘Jola Sotubo Nigerian students have had enough of staying at home due to the ASUU strike and they have ...

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August 23, 2013

ASUU Strike: UNIILORIN lecturers divided

by Oge Okonkwo Many weeks after the  Academic Staff Union of Universities embarked on a nationwide strike, the University of Ilorin chapter ...

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August 22, 2013

No retreat, no surrender: FG has left us no choice but to continue the strike – ASUU President

Despite a directive issued  by President two days to the two FG committees in negotiation with ASUU in bid to ...

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August 13, 2013

ASUU strike: Students mobilise for protest, plan to mount road blocks in Lagos

by Isi Esene Some students have put plan in motion to conduct a mass protest in Lagos and other cities ...

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July 31, 2013

ASUU strike: FG appeals to students, parents to be patient

The Federal Government has appealed to university students and their parents to be patient as negotiations are ongoing with striking ...

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February 11, 2012

#ReviewingASUUStrike: 7 Questions for ASUU’s Lagos chairman

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Dr. Karo Ogbinaka is the Chairman ASUU/UNILAG. He is also a member of the Department of Philosophy ...

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February 10, 2012

#ReviewingASUUStrike: The Soundbites that stood out

by ‘Ifreke Inyang For 42 working days, activities in every major tertiary institution were put on hold as ASUU went ...

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January 28, 2012

This Sunday on #RubbinMinds: The Nigerian Government and ASUU’s demands

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Since 7 December, 2012, students of public tertiary institutions in the country have been at home because of the ...

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