ASUU – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:53:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png ASUU – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 FG Releases N2.31bn to Universities for Staff Arrears https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-releases-n2-31bn-to-universities-for-staff-arrears/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-releases-n2-31bn-to-universities-for-staff-arrears/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:00:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=470497 The Federal Government has released N2.31 billion to federal universities to settle outstanding arrears owed to academic and non-academic staff. The disbursement was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by Kamorudeen Yusuf, Personal Assistant on Special Duties to the President, citing comments from the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa. According to the minister, the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-releases-n2-31bn-to-universities-for-staff-arrears/feed/ 0 ASUU Says Lecturers, Students Are Victims of Government Inaction https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-says-lecturers-students-are-victims-of-government-inaction/ https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-says-lecturers-students-are-victims-of-government-inaction/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:00:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=469184 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that its members, like Nigerian students, are victims of the Federal Government’s inaction in addressing the challenges confronting the education sector. ASUU National President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, stated this on Monday during an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. His remarks come barely [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-says-lecturers-students-are-victims-of-government-inaction/feed/ 0 NANS Gives FG, ASUU Seven-Day Ultimatum to Avert Fresh Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-gives-fg-asuu-seven-day-ultimatum-to-avert-fresh-strike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-gives-fg-asuu-seven-day-ultimatum-to-avert-fresh-strike/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:00:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=469180 The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve their lingering dispute and prevent another strike that could disrupt the nation’s academic calendar. The ultimatum was contained in a statement signed by NANS President, Olushola Oladoja, on Wednesday. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-gives-fg-asuu-seven-day-ultimatum-to-avert-fresh-strike/feed/ 0 84 University Lecturers Died Between May and August 2024 Due to Hardship, Unpaid Salaries – Says ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/84-university-lecturers-died-between-may-and-august-2024-due-to-hardship-unpaid-salaries-says-asuu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/84-university-lecturers-died-between-may-and-august-2024-due-to-hardship-unpaid-salaries-says-asuu/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:00:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=390445 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has revealed that 84 of its members died between May and August 2024, attributing the deaths to economic hardship and unpaid salaries. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, made this disclosure during an appearance on Channels Television’s socio-political program, Inside Sources with Laolu Akande. “In the past three months, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/84-university-lecturers-died-between-may-and-august-2024-due-to-hardship-unpaid-salaries-says-asuu/feed/ 0 ASUU Yola Zone Accuses Federal Government of Breaching Agreements https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-yola-zone-accuses-federal-government-of-breaching-agreements/ https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-yola-zone-accuses-federal-government-of-breaching-agreements/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:00:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=390306 The Yola Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government of displaying insensitivity by failing to implement long-standing agreements reached with the union over several years. The zone, which comprises six university branches, expressed frustration over the government’s consistent reneging on commitments aimed at addressing the challenges in public [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-yola-zone-accuses-federal-government-of-breaching-agreements/feed/ 0 SSANU Threatens Strike Over Withheld Salaries and Divide-and-Rule Tactics https://www.theinfostride.com/ssanu-threatens-strike-over-withheld-salaries-and-divide-and-rule-tactics/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ssanu-threatens-strike-over-withheld-salaries-and-divide-and-rule-tactics/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:00:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=382247 The divide-and-rule method allegedly deployed by the Federal Government in the payment of withheld salaries owed to university workers in 2022 may have further polarized the tertiary education system, as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has threatened to resume its strike from July 4, 2024. SSANU leadership expressed frustration that four months [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ssanu-threatens-strike-over-withheld-salaries-and-divide-and-rule-tactics/feed/ 0 FG, ASUU in closed door meeting to avert strike action https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-asuu-in-closed-door-meeting-to-avert-strike-action/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-asuu-in-closed-door-meeting-to-avert-strike-action/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:55:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=381596 A delegation from the Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are currently in a private meeting to address ongoing issues and prevent a strike by the union. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the meeting began at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the office of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-asuu-in-closed-door-meeting-to-avert-strike-action/feed/ 0 NANS Appeals to Federal Government and ASUU to Avert Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-appeals-to-federal-government-and-asuu-to-avert-strike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-appeals-to-federal-government-and-asuu-to-avert-strike/#respond Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:00:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=381197 The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reach a compromise to prevent disruptions in the academic calendar. Speaking at a news briefing in Akure on Sunday, NANS Senate President, Henry Okunomo, emphasized the need for immediate and decisive action to avoid [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-appeals-to-federal-government-and-asuu-to-avert-strike/feed/ 0 NANS Urges End to ASUU Strike at University of Abuja https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-urges-end-to-asuu-strike-at-university-of-abuja/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-urges-end-to-asuu-strike-at-university-of-abuja/#respond Sun, 12 May 2024 20:30:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=377817 The national leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for an immediate end to the strike action by a faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the University of Abuja. In a statement issued by the National President of NANS, Comrade Lucky Emonefe, on Monday, the striking lecturers [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-urges-end-to-asuu-strike-at-university-of-abuja/feed/ 0 ASUU Urges President Tinubu to Implement 2009 Nimi-Briggs Committee’s Recommendations https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-urges-president-tinubu-to-implement-2009-nimi-briggs-committees-recommendations/ https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-urges-president-tinubu-to-implement-2009-nimi-briggs-committees-recommendations/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:00:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=371436 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on President Bola Tinubu to implement the recommendations of the 2009 Nimi-Briggs committee’s renegotiated agreements. In a statement on Thursday, the Ibadan Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Professor Oyebamiji Oyegoke, urged Tinubu to address the central demands of public university lecturers and stop being insensitive to their [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-urges-president-tinubu-to-implement-2009-nimi-briggs-committees-recommendations/feed/ 0 NANS Disagrees with ASUU Over FG’s Student Loan Scheme https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-disagrees-with-asuu-over-fgs-student-loan-scheme/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-disagrees-with-asuu-over-fgs-student-loan-scheme/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2024 19:00:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=370615 The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has expressed disagreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the Federal Government’s student loan scheme, describing it as a “ray of hope” for many students. ASUU had recently criticized the scheme, suggesting that it would lead beneficiaries into perpetual indebtedness and hinder universities from functioning [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-disagrees-with-asuu-over-fgs-student-loan-scheme/feed/ 0 ASUU Gears Up for Confrontation with Federal Government over Unfulfilled Promises https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-gears-up-for-confrontation-with-federal-government-over-unfulfilled-promises/ https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-gears-up-for-confrontation-with-federal-government-over-unfulfilled-promises/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:09:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=369826 There are fears that the nation’s university workers under the umbrella of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are preparing for another confrontation with the federal government over issues related to members’ welfare, working conditions, and unfulfilled promises by President Bola Tinubu. ASUU has expressed disappointment over President Tinubu’s failure to fulfill promises, including [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-gears-up-for-confrontation-with-federal-government-over-unfulfilled-promises/feed/ 0 ASUU Abia State University Chapter Suspends Strike, Resumes Academic Activities https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-abia-state-university-chapter-suspends-strike-resumes-academic-activities/ https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-abia-state-university-chapter-suspends-strike-resumes-academic-activities/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:15:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=367891 Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Abia State University Uturu have decided to suspend their strike, just seven days after initiating the industrial action. The union made this decision during an emergency congress held at the university’s main campus in Uturu, where academic staff unanimously resolved to return to their teaching [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-abia-state-university-chapter-suspends-strike-resumes-academic-activities/feed/ 0 Abia State University Urges ASUU to Reconsider Planned Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-state-university-urges-asuu-to-reconsider-planned-strike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-state-university-urges-asuu-to-reconsider-planned-strike/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 07:00:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=366972 The management of Abia State University, Uturu, has called on members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider their proposed industrial action in light of the potential impact on the academic calendar. This plea comes in response to ASUU’s threat to go on strike over 11 months of salary arrears owed to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-state-university-urges-asuu-to-reconsider-planned-strike/feed/ 0 ASUU Leadership Denies Knowledge of Tinubu’s Directive on Salary Arrears https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-leadership-denies-knowledge-of-tinubus-directive-on-salary-arrears/ https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-leadership-denies-knowledge-of-tinubus-directive-on-salary-arrears/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2023 12:00:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=363124 The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has refuted any awareness of President Bola Tinubu’s directive to disburse four out of eight months of withheld salary arrears to its members. Professor Christopher Piwuna, the National Vice President of ASUU, made this assertion during an interview on the sidelines of a scholarship presentation [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-leadership-denies-knowledge-of-tinubus-directive-on-salary-arrears/feed/ 0 ASUU Strike: Tinubu Issues Waiver, Directs Payment of 4 Months’ Delayed Lecturers’ Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-strike-tinubu-issues-waiver-directs-payment-of-4-months-delayed-lecturers-salaries/ https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-strike-tinubu-issues-waiver-directs-payment-of-4-months-delayed-lecturers-salaries/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 21:42:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357758 President Bola Tinubu has given his approval for a partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was previously imposed on members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who were on strike for an extended period of eight months. This significant development was announced in a statement titled, ‘President Tinubu approves [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-strike-tinubu-issues-waiver-directs-payment-of-4-months-delayed-lecturers-salaries/feed/ 0 President Tinubu orders release of ASUU four months withheld salary https://www.theinfostride.com/president-tinubu-orders-release-of-asuu-four-months-withheld-salary/ https://www.theinfostride.com/president-tinubu-orders-release-of-asuu-four-months-withheld-salary/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:09:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357739 President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive to the appropriate government agencies that are involved in the implementation of the “no work, no pay” policy against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to waive that policy in the interest of the union that is being negatively impacted by it. A total of four months’ [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/president-tinubu-orders-release-of-asuu-four-months-withheld-salary/feed/ 0 There’ll be no more strikes in our universities – Tinubu unveils plans https://www.theinfostride.com/therell-be-no-more-strikes-in-our-universities-tinubu-unveils-plans/ https://www.theinfostride.com/therell-be-no-more-strikes-in-our-universities-tinubu-unveils-plans/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:48:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=339482 The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has unveiled his plans for the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, if elected president. Tinubu vowed to prevent the incessant ASUU strikes by ensuring stability in the country’s university system. Speaking at the APC presidential campaign rally in Damaturu, Yobe State, Tinubu pledged [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/therell-be-no-more-strikes-in-our-universities-tinubu-unveils-plans/feed/ 0 It’s Destructive Culture To Pay Striking Workers – APC Chieftain, Lukman https://www.theinfostride.com/its-destructive-culture-to-pay-striking-workers-apc-chieftain-lukman/ https://www.theinfostride.com/its-destructive-culture-to-pay-striking-workers-apc-chieftain-lukman/#respond Sun, 14 Aug 2022 12:00:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=330633 The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has said until the federal government introduces a no-work, no-pay policy, members of the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) will continue to hold the country to ransom due to their incessant strikes. Lukman stated this on Sunday in Abuja during a media [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/its-destructive-culture-to-pay-striking-workers-apc-chieftain-lukman/feed/ 0 Gbajabiamila: Peter Obi Knocks FG For Sponsoring Training Of Govt Officials Amid ASUU Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/gbajabiamila-peter-obi-knocks-fg-for-sponsoring-training-of-govt-officials-amid-asuu-strike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/gbajabiamila-peter-obi-knocks-fg-for-sponsoring-training-of-govt-officials-amid-asuu-strike/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:00:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=329411 The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has lambasted the Federal Government over sponsoring the training of public office holders while Nigerian varsity students are out of school due to prolonged strikes. InfoStride News recalls that photos of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, emerged online a few days ago as [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/gbajabiamila-peter-obi-knocks-fg-for-sponsoring-training-of-govt-officials-amid-asuu-strike/feed/ 0 Harvard: I Hope You’ll Understand – Gbajabiamila Apologises To Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/harvard-i-hope-youll-understand-gbajabiamila-apologises-to-nigerians/ https://www.theinfostride.com/harvard-i-hope-youll-understand-gbajabiamila-apologises-to-nigerians/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 20:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=329350 Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday apologized to Nigerians over his recent post, insisting that it was not his intention to cause disaffection amid the ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions. InfoStride News reports that Gbajabiamila recently posted a picture of himself [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/harvard-i-hope-youll-understand-gbajabiamila-apologises-to-nigerians/feed/ 0 Strike: Ngige says FG is prepared for renegotiation with ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/strike-ngige-says-fg-is-prepared-for-renegotiation-with-asuu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/strike-ngige-says-fg-is-prepared-for-renegotiation-with-asuu/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:58:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322778 The Federal Government announced that it is prepared to renegotiate terms with the Academic Staff Union of Universities to get young Nigerian students back to school. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige said this when he received members of the government side of the 2009 Federal Government/University-based unions agreement re-negotiation committee led [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/strike-ngige-says-fg-is-prepared-for-renegotiation-with-asuu/feed/ 0 ASUU moves strike up by 2 months as FG insists it has met all union’s demands https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-moves-strike-up-by-2-months-as-fg-insists-it-has-met-all-unions-demands/ https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-moves-strike-up-by-2-months-as-fg-insists-it-has-met-all-unions-demands/#respond Mon, 14 Mar 2022 22:12:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=320550 The Federal Government has stayed on its ground that it has met all of the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as the union has extended its warning strike by another 2 months. This was made known by the Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, while reacting to the declaration [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-moves-strike-up-by-2-months-as-fg-insists-it-has-met-all-unions-demands/feed/ 0 No Writing Of WAEC Except Parents Are Ready To Sign An Undertaking – ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/no-writing-of-waec-except-parents-are-ready-to-sign-an-undertaking-asuu/ Sun, 19 Jul 2020 16:47:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=260038 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has come out to urge the Federal Government to keep schools shut down till 2021. Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU president recently came out to say that the government should not experiment with the lives of Nigerian students by letting them participate in the West African Senior School Certificate [...]

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]]> FG Is To Blame For The Low Ranking Of Nigerian Universities – ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-is-to-blame-for-the-low-ranking-of-nigerian-universities-asuu/ Thu, 25 Jun 2020 23:57:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=258065 Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has come out to blame the poor ranking of Nigerian universities by the Center for World University Ranking on FG. ASUU recently revealed that the Federal Government’s failure to make education its priority keeps making us fall short at the global stage. According to the union, if the government had heeded [...]

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]]> Poor Governance In Nigeria Is To Blame For Rape – ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/poor-governance-in-nigeria-is-to-blame-for-rape-asuu/ Sun, 14 Jun 2020 22:13:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=257322 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has come out to say that death sentence and castration of rape offenders will not end rape in Nigeria. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU National President revealed this in a recent interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun today. According to him, the increasing [...]

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]]> AGF, Finance Ministry Have Refused To Pay Our Members – ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/agf-finance-ministry-have-refused-to-pay-our-members-asuu/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:08:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=256386 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has come out to accuse the office of the Accountant General of the Federation and Ministry of Finance of allegedly withholding salaries of its members. The President of the union, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi made this accusation via ASUU Chairman University of Ibadan, Professor Ayo Akinwole, recently. According to [...]

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]]> FG Must See Nigeria’s Educational Sector As An Emergency – ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-must-see-nigerias-educational-sector-as-an-emergency-asuu/ Tue, 26 May 2020 21:55:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=255941 The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has said the Federal Government should declare a state of emergency in the education sector and raise funds to make it better, the same way they have reacted to the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. The National President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi revealed this recently. According to him, the effect [...]

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]]> FG Must Improve Our ICT Sector To Aid Online Learning – ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-must-improve-our-ict-sector-to-aid-online-learning-asuu/ Fri, 15 May 2020 19:25:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=255215 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has blasted the virtual matriculation organized by the Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University, Professor Labode Popoola. ASUU recently came out to say that the graduation is an alleged scam that was done to undermine ASUU and get financial favour from the federal government. According to the union, its strike [...]

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]]> The Struggle For The Rejection Of IPPIS Is Far From Over – ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/the-struggle-for-the-rejection-of-ippis-is-far-from-over-asuu/ Sat, 09 May 2020 23:07:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=254822 Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has urged its members to not see the payment of their withheld salaries by the federal government as a favour. ASUU recently came out to say that it is far from a favour because it is nothing but their entitlement. According to its president, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, as workers, they are [...]

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]]> Buhari Has Not Stopped Paying Salaries Over IPPIS – ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-has-not-stopped-paying-salaries-over-ippis-asuu/ Thu, 16 Jan 2020 01:20:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=245137 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has shut down rumors of President Muhammadu Buhari directing the stoppage of salaries of university lecturers that are yet to enroll into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, revealed recently the reports are false. He added that ASUU met with PMB [...]

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]]> Teaching In 2 Or More Universities At The Same Time Is Not Wrong – ASUU President https://www.theinfostride.com/teaching-in-2-or-more-universities-at-the-same-time-is-not-wrong-asuu-president/ Thu, 26 Dec 2019 02:36:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=243777 National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi has come out to say that it is not a crime for lecturers to teach in two different universities. Biodun who revealed this when he appeared on News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, said this diversity aids the comparison of standards. According [...]

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]]> IPPIS Lacks Flexibility To Do Anything About University Peculiarities – ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/ippis-lacks-flexibility-to-do-anything-about-university-peculiarities-asuu/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 22:14:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=239160 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have begged the Federal Government to review and enhance the capacity of the Integrated Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS) to make it flexible before enrolling universities. Prof. Theophilus Lagi, the ASUU Coordinator, Abuja chapter, said this at a news conference in Gwagwalada on Thursday. According to him, the lack [...]

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]]> Seun Kuti Blasts ASUU For Saying Nothing About #SexForGrades Scandal https://www.theinfostride.com/seun-kuti-blasts-asuu-for-saying-nothing-about-sexforgrades-scandal/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:02:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=238351 Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti has blasted the leadership of ASUU (Academic Staff Union of Universities) for saying nothing about the trending #SexForGrades scandal. He cannot understand why they are pretending to not hear about the scandal. He said it is however unfair because the students need them to fight for them right about now. According [...]

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]]> We Might Strike Soon – ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/we-might-strike-soon-asuu/ Thu, 23 May 2019 17:55:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=233229 The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has threatened to halt academic activities via strike as it recently accused FG of not fulfilling their own part of the bargain related to the 2019 Memorandum of Action. ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi revealed this in a statement in Abuja. According to Mr Biodun, the N25 [...]

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]]> ASUU Must Be Sensitive With Their Demands – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-must-be-sensitive-with-their-demands-buhari/ Mon, 29 Apr 2019 07:59:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=231764 Muhammadu Buhari has urged ASUU and university-based union leaders to be more sensitive as they make demands. He blasted incessant strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, saying it is not good for the growth of Nigerian Universities. He disclosed that strikes and threats of strikes by academic staff unions usually delay the graduation [...]

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]]> FG, ASUU To Continue Meeting Next Week https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-asuu-to-continue-meeting-next-week/ Sat, 17 Nov 2018 01:08:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=221190 The Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) have agreed to resume talks next week to resolve the ongoing strike by university teachers. Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, told newsmen at the end of a closed-door meeting with the union in Abuja on Thursday that the talks had been fruitful. [...]

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]]> Senate Intervenes In ASUU, FG Crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/senate-intervenes-in-asuu-fg-crisis/ Thu, 17 Nov 2016 10:09:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=148464 The Senate has intervened in the crisis between the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Senator Jibril Barau (APC-Kano) disclosed this when he was briefing Senate correspondents after a closed-door meeting with leadership of ASUU, Minister of State for Education and other stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday, November 16. “After the deliberation, [...]

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]]> We Don’t Need Loan To Fund Budget – ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/we-dont-need-loan-to-fund-budget-asuu/ Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:04:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=125559 The Academic Staff Union of Universities has criticised moves by the Federal Government to secure foreign loans to fund the deficit in the 2016 budget. The President of ASUU, Dr. Nasir Fagge, while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Monday, argued that the government could generate the deficit from unpaid taxes by wealthy Nigerians, property [...]

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]]> Petrol Shortage Caused By Greedy Nigerians – ASUU President https://www.theinfostride.com/petrol-shortage-caused-by-greedy-nigerians-asuu-president/ Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:49:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=124555 The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr Nasir Fagge has said that the ongoing fuel scarcity was caused by greedy Nigerians. Fagge made the comment after paying a visit to the Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU) Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun. “All the problems arising now should have been envisaged and [...]

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]]> ASUU chairman And 2 Others Suspended As A Result Of UNN Crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-chairman-and-2-others-suspended-as-a-result-of-unn-crisis/ Mon, 13 Jan 2014 21:11:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=10427 THE crisis closely following the exit of Dr. Emeka Enejere as Chairman/Pro-Chancellor of University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, Governing Council took another dimension on Saturday as the branch chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU UNN, Dr. Ifeanyi Abada and two executive members were suspended for allegedly working against the interest of their members. [...]

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]]> Nigerian university lecturers end long-running strike https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-university-lecturers-end-long-running-strike/ Wed, 18 Dec 2013 01:45:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5395 Nigerian university lecturers on Tuesday called off a long-running strike that paralysed higher education in the country, after they reached a temporary truce with the government. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) walked out…

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