The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has elected new national leaders. The election involved 419 delegates across the country, with the Vice President, Dr Christopher Piuwna, emerging as the new president, polling a total of 219 votes against his rival, Adamu Babayo from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi State, who polled 118 votes….
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria have sought to correct the perception among some Nigerians regarding their stance on strikes, emphasizing that union members do not relish going on strike. Speaking with journalists at the Kwara State University (KWASU) campus in Malete on Wednesday, the institution’s ASUU chairman, Abdulganiyu Sheu…
From Njad Vara Musa, Maiduguri National Assembly member and Senator representing Southern Borno, Sen Mohammed Ndume has asked the Federal Government to resolve the prolonged labour dispute with Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) to prevent collapse of the university system. Ndume spoke in Maiduguri, Borno capital in an interview with journalists on Friday “The…
The Nigerian Chambers of Commerce Dispute Resolution Centre (NCC-DRC), has offered to settle the protracted industrial dispute between the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. In a letter titled ‘PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES AS A NEUTRAL PARTY IN THE ONGOING PROTRACTED INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND…
The return of civil rule to Nigeria in 1999 gave Nigerians enormous joy and solace. Nigerians citizens thought since the governance order of their country had been successfully withdrawn from the iron fist of military men and the critical sectors of the country rescued from military impunity, they were about to witness a turnaround in…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its warning strike for eight (8) weeks to give Government more time to address all the issues in concrete terms so that our students will resume as soon as possible. T The National President of ASUU Professor Emmanuel Osodeke who stated this after its National Executive…
