I am optimistic the strike will end soon – ASUU president

by Isi Esene As universities lecturers continue their stay at home action awaiting an amicable resolution of the lingering dispute between their Union, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government, its president, Nasir Fagge has expressed optimism that the strike will end soon. Fagge insists that the F needs to vote... Read More

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August 17, 2013

Opinion: What they did not tell us about the ASUU strike

by Adeola Adelabu Where was ASUU when Governor Fashola successfully commercialized education in Lagos State University? Who rents out their Boys Quaters to students who are not connected enough to get accommodation in the Halls of residence at outrageous prices (even though it’s illegal)? Nigerians were once reputed to be the happiest people in the... Read More

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August 15, 2013

Parents urge FG to end ASUU strike

The founder, National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN), Alhaji Babs Animasaun, on behalf of parents, has urged the Federal Government meet the demands of striking university lecturers at all costs to end the action. The lecturers, under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), embarked on strike weeks ago to demand better... Read More

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August 15, 2013

Same difference? ASUU says it demands N87 billion, not N92 billion

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday faulted the statement credited to the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, that the union demanded for N92bn, describing the claim as false. ASUU said it never demanded such amount as earned allowances in the 2009 agreement it reached with the Federal Government. Okonjo-Iweala had on... Read More

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August 14, 2013

ASUU strike: Meeting with FG deadlocked, rescheduled for August 19

A closed-door meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday in Abuja ended in a deadlock. However, Gov. Gabriel Suswam of Benue, who also serves as Chairman of the Universities Needs Assessment Committee, told newsmen that both parties had rescheduled their negotiations for Aug. 19. Suswan, who is... Read More

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August 14, 2013

ASUU strike: FG agree on N100 billion deal for universities’ infrastructure

The committee set up by the federal government to implement the needs assessment report in Nigerian universities yesterday reached an agreement with representatives of the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on the vexed issue of decaying infrastructure in Nigerian universities following the adoption of a report by the committee’s technical... Read More

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August 13, 2013

ASUU strike: We can’t meet lecturers’ demands – FG

Hopes of quick resolution of the present face-off between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities were dashed on Tuesday as the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the government has no resources to meet the union demands. Foreclosing possible truce to the five-week old industrial action that has paralysed academic... Read More

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August 12, 2013

NUC should be probed over alleged fraud – ASUU

by Oge Okonkwo The National Universities Commission (NUC) has been called upon to defend its activities by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) concerning alleged fraudulent practices on university accreditation in Nigeria. The call was made in Ibadan while speaking to newsmen by the ASUU’s national treasurer, Ademola Aremu and chairman, University of Ibadan, ASUU chapter,... Read More

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August 10, 2013

Mina Ogbanga: ASUU strike and the future of the Nigerian youth (Y! FrontPage)

by Mina Ogbanga Surely with continued destruction of the educational system, one can conclude that we would be left with mediocrity and supposed students cut off from quality knowledge that would have supported national development. In a recent release, UNESCO stated that while education is a basic human right essential for the exercise of all... Read More

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August 7, 2013

FG is responsible for ASUU strike – Joint Action Front

by Oge Okonkwo The Executive Chairman of the Joint Action Front, Achike Chude, has blamed the federal government for being responsible for the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). While speaking as a guest on Sunrise Daily, Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Achike said the strike would have been avoided if the federal government had... Read More

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August 6, 2013

Opinion: From ASUU with love

by Habeeb Kolade Therefore I must say, that this sudden love that they have for students and their welfare can be likened to the friendship of the hunter and his gun- they part ways after the bush meat is got- the gun serving as a mere tool for his target. The educated differ from the... Read More

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August 6, 2013

Opinion: ASUU strike – A case for choosing a private university

by Ifeanyi Uddin Unable to answer these questions, I have committed to sending my child to a private university. The ambience of these remind of mission-run secondary schools of yore. But at least I am able to assign resources to the critical project of educating my child in the assurance that if she concentrates on... Read More

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August 2, 2013

Strike update: ASUU, FG fail to agree on contentious issues

by Oge Okonkwo All hopes for re-opening of universities has been dashed as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has failed to reach an agreement with the federal government on Thursday. There were expectations that the strike would be called off after the meeting between the Federal Government constituted committee headed by Benue State Governor, Hon.... Read More

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August 1, 2013

Opinion: Nigerian politicians and the trust factor

by Adefenwa Adeshina The youths need people we can trust not those screaming for change when all they really want is a chance to loot their share of the national treasure, we’ve seen many partisan activists cloaking their selfish interests under the auspices of change movement just to realise their ambitions. The ruling party has... Read More

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August 1, 2013

Opinion: The imperatives of conducting free and fair polls in 2015

by Ado Umar Abubakar Imagine the recent debacle in Rivers State involving the police, which followed hard on the heels of the “16-is-greater-than-19” election that produced Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum recognized by President Goodluck Jonathan The standard of democratic practice in any nation can be... Read More

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August 1, 2013

ASUU strike: NANS exco splits, disowns president for supporting FG

by Oge Okonkwo The national president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Yinka Gbadebo, has been disowned by the excecutive members of the association for throwing his support behind the Federal Government over the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). The executive members who included national assistant secretary general, Ali Mohammed, the national... Read More

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August 1, 2013

ASUU strike: We have no reason to join industrial action – SSANU

by Oge Okonkwo Concerning the ongoing nationwide strike, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has made clear its refusal to join the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) because there were no sufficient reasons to do so. This information was made known by the vice president (West) of the union, Alfred Jimoh, in a talk with... Read More

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July 30, 2013

ASUU strike latest: Lecturers yet to agree as meeting with FG is postponed

by Oge Okonkwo The meeting between university lecturers and the Federal Government concerning the on-going strike that held on Monday is rescheduled to hold on Thursday as contending issues were not resolved. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, lecturers, government delegates led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, met on Monday,... Read More

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July 27, 2013

FG, ASUU meet, may call off strike next week

by Isi Esene There are reports of a breakthrough is some outstanding issues tabled before the Federal Government over the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This bit of information was disclosed yesterday when the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim inaugurated the “Universities Needs Implementation Committee”, with... Read More

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July 26, 2013

Strike: ASUU rejects new deal with FG

by Oge Okonkwo The strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may be prolonged as the union has rejected the offer made by the Federal Government to re-negotiate their 2009 agreement. The Chairman of UNN-ASUU, Dr. Ifeanyi Abada, made this known during a press briefing after the congress attended by some... Read More

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July 22, 2013

Opinion: Can the revolution just begin now?

by Olabode Emmanuel We need a change! A change in the way we think! A change in the way we act! A change in the way we recruit civil servants! A change in the way we choose our leaders! Shall we start the revolution now? Talking about mincing words, I refuse to do that now.... Read More

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July 19, 2013

Post UME: ASUU warns members to stay away

by Oge Okonkwo The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Benin zone, issued out a warning to its members to stay away from the ongoing post UME exams into universities and urged them to exercise patience untill all issues concerning the strike are resolved. Coordinator of the zone and member of the National Executive Council of... Read More

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July 18, 2013

Why lecturers’ strike must continue – UNILAG ASUU Chairman (WATCH)

Mr Ogbinaka, who disclosed this while being interviewed in Channels Television’s programme, Sunrise Daily, said if the union relent now, whatever gains it has achieved, would be lost. He said, “As at 2009 the agreement was signed, it was an agreement that started since when Obasanjo was Head of states. The federal government was moving... Read More

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July 16, 2013

Strike: Senate, ASUU, FG meeting deadlocked

The negotiations among the Senate, the Federal government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU over the ongoing industrial action embarked by universities lecturers ended without parties reaching any compromise. The meeting which was at the instance of the chairman, Senate Committee on Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, PDP Abia North, was called... Read More

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July 15, 2013

Collins Uma: What an eventful week in the life of Nigeria

by Collins Uma Sunday came with the news of George Zimmerman being found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. Of course those who hailed Al-Mustapha’s ‘Not guilty’ verdict were the same who condemned Zimmerman’s ‘Not guilty’ verdict. It was the best of weeks, it was the worst of weeks. It was a week... Read More

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July 14, 2013

Tonnie Iredia: How to resolve the ASUU/Government conflict

by Tonnie Iredia Considering that President Jonathan is himself an academic, it seems strange that his team of Education Minister and NUC’s Executive Secretary who are also from that constituency are unable to win the confidence of their former colleagues. Like an anniversary celebration, this year’s edition of the annual closure of Nigerian Universities began... Read More

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July 10, 2013

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Students protest ASUU/ASUP strikes in Lagos

by Rachel Ogbu University, polytechnic students and even secondary school students protested in Lagos yesterday against the Federal Government’s casual attitude towards ending the constant strikes in the education sector. About 500 students under the aegis of the Concerned Citizens Against Education Commercialization, COSATEC barricaded Ikorodu Road at Onipanu area with placards lamenting their fate... Read More

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July 7, 2013

Opinion: The ASUU strike and its effect on Nigerian students

by Dapo Egunjobi There are other factors; the instability in electricity that adversely affects teaching, clinical trials and laboratory researches, inappropriate funding of the educational sector by the government… Before I got to the University, I never really knew much about strike actions. I do hear about it but showed little concern probably because I finished... Read More

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July 2, 2013

Opinion: ASUU strikes again, what else is new?

by Frank Onuoha Despite all these agreements the status quo persists. Every year ASUU will go on strike and the federal government will call for “dialogue”. The end product is yet another agreement, the strike is called off only to resume next year. What else is new? On Monday 1, July 2013 ASUU embarked on an... Read More

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July 1, 2013

“The decision is painful yet inevitable”: ASUU begins indefinite strike over allowance

by Akan Ido The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday has declared an indefinite strike action in the aftermath of the body’s National Executive Committee meeting held at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State. The meeting which dragged from Sunday through Monday saw 51 of the 53 branches of ASUU unanimously agreeing to embark on the... Read More

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