universities

Strike Extension: We Must Save Public Universities — ASUU

August 30, 2022 7:49 am

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has said its declaration of indefinite strike after over six months of warning and rollover strikes, was meant to save public universities.

The union, in a statement, late Monday night, by its president, Emmanuel Osodeke, said it was compelled to carry out the action because it has ‘experienced a lot of deceit of the highest level in the last five and half years’ from the federal government.

It said ‘following extensive deliberations on government’s response to the resolution of 14th February, 2022 so far, NEC concluded that the demands of the union had …

Universities: SSANU, NASU Suspend Strike For 60 Days

August 21, 2022 6:29 am

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU), have announced the suspension of the Unions’ ongoing strike for a period of two months to enable the federal government the opportunity to implement some their agreements.

The suspension is coming after the committee met with the Education Minister earlier this week.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the suspension of the strike is expected to take effect from Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

NASU general-secretary, who is also the spokesman of JAC, Peters Adeyemi, …

ASUU Strike: Small Campus Businesses Dying – KASU Traders

May 6, 2022 12:34 am

Campus shop owners, in Kaduna State University (KASU), on Thursday, decried the continuous strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that ASUU had on February 14th this year embarked on a one-month warning strike, but because their demands were not met, the union vowed to continue until the Federal Government responds favourably.

However, during the visit by correspondents to the institution, on Thursday, to the main campus of the Kaduna State University, the environment which was unusually quiet, while many business centres within the school campus, especially, the photocopying …

FG Unconcerned About Public Universities, ASUU Laments

March 12, 2022 5:01 am

Less than two days to the expiration of the warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the National President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke has accused the Federal Government of not caring enough for public varsities insisting that ‘nothing tangible has been done’.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the union had on Monday, February 14, 2022, declared a total and comprehensive four-week warning strike.

The strike, according to the union, was due to the failure of the government to implement the agreement the Federal Government signed with the union in 2009.

ASUU had also …

NUC approves establishment of 3 more universities in Imo

May 8, 2019 12:21 am

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of additional three universities in Imo.

The universities are the University of Science and Technology, Omuna Isiako, University of Creative Technology, Umuna and the University of Medical Sciences, Ogboko.

With the additional three universities, Imo now has five universities, the only state with the highest number of universities in the country.

Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary of the commission, while receiving the master plan, Academic brief and Environmental impact analysis from Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Tuesday in Abuja, said the universities would meet the needs of the country.

Rasheed …

Dangote has donated a lot to Nigerian universities – FG

May 6, 2019 9:51 pm

The federal government has revealed that the N1.2billion hostel donated by the Aliko Dangote Foundation to Ahmadu Bello University Zaria is the single largest donation by an individual in the history of universities in Nigeria.

Executive Secretary of the National University Commission (NUC), Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the inauguration of the Aliko Dangote Hall, extended the federal government’s appreciation to the president of the Dangote group.