Following the accord reached between it and the Federal Government, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday formally called off the four months old strike action. President, ASUU, Professor Ukachukwu Awuzie who announced this at a media briefing in Abuja, however, asked the Federal Government to urgently negotiate and sign an agreement with SSANU, [...]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities yesterday suspended the strike action it embarked upon since June 22, for two weeks, “to enable a cordial atmosphere for the peaceful conclusion of negotiations” between it and the federal government.In a swift reaction, the Minister of Education, Sam Egwu expressed optimism that the decision would eventually pave the [...]

Hopes that the 109-day-old strike by public university lecturers would be called off on Tuesday have been dashed, as the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities asked Nigerians to wait till Friday for its final decision on the issue. The National Executive Council of ASUU had met on Tuesday night to deliberate on [...]

There was strong indication in Abuja that the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday failed to arrive at a consensus on the modalities to resolved the over three months industrial action. Leadership of ASUU while rising from its nearly 49 hours NEC meeting held in Abuja, decided that [...]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)-University of Calabar Branch has advised all members of the union not participate in the post Jamb-Test by the university scheduled for October 13, 17, 2009 insisting that the union (uncial) is still on strike. A statement by the union signed by its Chairman, Dr. Chike Ekeopara dated October [...]

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have reached an agreement on how to quickly resolve the ongoing strike by university lecturers. Mr. Oshiomhole spoke in Abuja on Saturday at a press briefing shortly after a meeting between the government and the union. He [...]

THE truce parley brokered by the Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, was said to have been tempestuous.The meeting which began at about 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday ended at 4.30 a.m. on Wednesday without much progress made. The action has now [...]

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Dimeji Bankole and the House Committee on Education is holding talks with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) on an end to the over two month strike of university teachers. Rep. Farouk Lawan, chairman House Committee on Education, Rep Faruk Lawan had yesterday met with [...]

ABOUT 700,000 students from various universities have decided to storm Abuja next month to go naked, because of the strike that has kept all of them at home. .This was made known by the Students Mobilisation Officer of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Mr. Sylvester Eze, while briefing newsmen in Owerri, the Imo [...]

THE intervention of Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, in the industrial disagreement between the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) seems to be yielding fruits as both feuding parties have agreed to meet today to explore areas of mutual understanding towards ending the four-month old strike action.The Guardian learnt that the parley, [...]