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ASUU fumes as FG pays members half salary for October

November 3, 2022 Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Anger and shock are what described the feeling among members of the Academic Staff of Nigerian University ASUU as the Federal Government only paid lecturers under its umbrella for 18 working days in the month of October. ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke, while confirming the development to a correspondent of The PUNCH newspapers said, “Yes, it is true and we are honestly shocked”. National Infinity reports that ASUU had on Friday, October 14 announced a suspension of the strike which commenced on Monday, February 14, 2022. Lecturers and senior members of…

Strike: ASUU NEC to decide on Sunday

August 23, 2022 Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

The National Executive Council of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities will meet on Sunday, August 28, 2022, to take a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action. Sources among the union’s NEC members told our correspondent on Monday that the meeting will hold at the union’s national headquarters at the University of Abuja. Our correspondent further gathered that the council will take a decision on the industrial action based on reports from the various state congresses. The union had demanded the renegotiation of the…

‘No deal, unless…’ -ASUU

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Jide Ige

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday said it has no plan to suspend its ongoing strike but to end it permanently. It however said such can only happen when all demands have been met. The union’s President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, at a press conference in Abuja. “We want to end the strike. We are not suspending the strike. You can only end strike when all the demands have been met,” he said. While appreciating the efforts of some stakeholders on the strike, Osodeke, however, said “it is not…

‘Why we are rolling over strike for another 12 weeks’ -ASUU

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rolled over its ongoing strike for another 12 weeks. A statement signed by ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this was to give the government enough time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues. It also stated that the roll-over strike was effective from 12.01 am, May 9, 2021. ASUU said it took this decision after its National Executive Council meeting which started on Sunday night at the Comrade Festus Iyayi National Secretariat, University of Abuja. The statement read, “After extensive deliberations, noting…