ABUJA–Law Students Association of Nigeria on Friday dragged the Federal Government, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), its President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi and three others before a Federal High Court, Abuja, over the on-going strike action embarked upon by the union. Joined as defendants in the suit filed by the plaintiff, Mr. Blessing Agbomhere, who sued on behalf of Read More
Law Students Association of Nigeria has dragged the federal government, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), its President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi and three others before the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the strike action embarked upon by the union. Joined as defendants in the suit filed on Friday by the plaintiff, Mr. Blessing Agbomhere, who sued on behalf of all Read More
In March, 2020, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) declared an indefinite strike over a protracted disagreement on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). The lecturers’ union is against the use of the platform for payment of salaries of university academics offering an alternative platform known as UTAS for use by the federal government. Although, the Nigerian Read More
If the letter by the General Secretary of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Comrade Lumumba Okugbawa, is anything to go by, then Nigerians are in for another round of fuel scarcity. In a letter to all branch chairmen across the country, the Union directed it’s members to withdraw their services from 12 midnight 8th November, Read More
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday urged the federal government to “pity the children of ordinary Nigerians and quickly attend” to their demands, adding that they “are tired” of the strike. According to the union, the federal government is rushing it to resume “because the government is scared of youth protests after they saw their demonstration during Read More
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano zone, has accused the Minister of labour and Employment, Chief Christ Ngige, of not doing anything to end the impasse between the federal government and the union. The union’s zonal coordinator, Prof Mahmud Lawan, made the accusation at a news conference in Kano Thursday. He said the minister, who is supposed to Read More
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Wednesday said it is ready to suspend the ongoing indefinite strike if government can release the withheld salaries of its members and remit check off dues to the rightful owners. ASUU made this known through the union’s Ibadan Zonal coordinator, Professor Ade Adejumo, at a press conference titled: “The road may be rough Read More
On a day Lagos State University (LASU) is meant to resume after long Coronavirus lockdown, different unions including Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have launched protest over non-increment in salary payment. Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) joined the protest which led to total Read More
It seems the mass resignation of about seven lecturers at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), in Niger state, was not a novel incident. But another lecturer at the institution, who did not want to be named, told Blueprint that many academic staff have discreetly resigned their appointments in recent times. “That four professors in our university tendered their Read More
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Stiff penalties await Randy lecturers across the Nation’s tertiary institutions as Senate passed for third read reading, bill proposing 14 year jail term without an option of fine , for any one caught harassing his or her students sexually.Passage of the bill by the Upper legislative Chamber at the Plenary on Tuesday, was sequel to the consideration of the report Read More
Last week, the National Assembly and the executive arm of government fired missiles at each other over modalities for recruitment of 774,000 youths into the Special Public Works Programme. Taiye Odewale recaps the crisis and possible way out. Succour for youth unemployment At the level of planning, both the Executive arm of government and the National Assembly , had as contained in the Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari may have taken his governance a notch further in consonance with the next level mantra by ordering Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to disregard any purported request from government officials aimed at conferring undue advantage on anyone seeking jobs or other favours. The president’s directive is long overdue in ending the inglorious era of godfatherism and connection Read More
A verbal war Tuesday erupted between the National Assembly and the Executive over the 774,000 jobs planned to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerians, particularly the vulnerable. At a public hearing in Abuja, the two arms of government threw tantrums at each other with accusation and counter accusation by the concerned parties. While the Minister of State Read More
War of words ensued Tuesday between members of the National Assembly joint committee on Labour and the Minister of state for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo, over modalities for recruitment of the 774, 000 Nigerians into the special public works in the rural areas . The war of words which lasted for about 30 minutes, culminated into the Read More
The House of Representatives has asked Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, to provide it with details of how a loan of about N54 billion reportedly obtained in 2014 to pay pension of staff of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) was sourced and expended. The House’s committee on public accounts, which made the demand, Tuesday also Read More
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Monday stated that any appointment and promotion carried out under the Integrated Payment and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) is illegal. ASUU in a strike bulletin 10, signed by its president, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi and released to the press by the chairman, University of Ibadan chapter of the union, Professor Ayo Akinwole, emphasised that it Read More
The general public, especially the unemployed youths are thrilled by any newspaper headline expressing that one university or another sacks her visiting lecturers/contract staff, thinking that a vacancy has opened up for them. This is an ignorant perception. It is worthy of note that, before you are employed as a visiting lecturer or contract staff you must have attained the level Read More
PAUL OKAH takes a look at the continued schools closure amidst the gradual easing of lockdown in the light of the concerns of proprietors and students, even as he aggregates the opinions of experts on the development. All things being equal, schools in Nigeria may be re-opened anytime soon, following the gradual easing of lockdown and re-opening of the economy. Read More
The federal government has introduced an integrated Payroll and Personnel information system (IPPIS) to improve the effectiveness and efficiency in the storage of personnel records and administration of monthly payroll. However, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has opposed the system, stating that it would pose some challenges to the running of the University system in Nigeria. To make its Read More
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Tuesday stated that all “efforts by agents of government to derail the union’s strike through deflection of IPPIS contraption and denial of salaries have failed.” National president of the union, Professor Abiodun Ogunyemi, stated this in a strike bulletin 9 signed personally by him and made available to newsmen by chairman, University of Read More
Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Ibadan Chapter, Prof Ayo Akinwole on Sunday that the union has produced 3,000 reusable facemasks for distribution to her members. Prof Akinwole stated this in Ibadan while speaking at the formal presentation of the reusable facemasks. He said the gesture is to protect the union members from COVID-19 infection Read More
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