The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has said that there is no binding agreement between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Speaking in Abuja on Thursday while addressing journalists on the ongoing ASUU protests across the country, Alausa explained that contrary to public perception, the Federal Government had not…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that it is ready to embark on what it described as the “mother of all strikes” if the Federal Government fails to implement the 2009 agreements reached with the union. The University of Calabar (Unical) chapter made this declaration on Tuesday at a press conference in…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, says it is mobilizing its members across the country for a nationwide rally scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, 2025. At a press conference held at the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti on Monday, the Zonal Coordinator, Adeola Oyebisi Egbedokun, said the move was part of the union’s efforts to…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned of a possible nationwide strike, accusing the Federal Government of failing to honour longstanding agreements on the revitalisation and proper funding of Nigeria’s public universities. Speaking during a press conference at the University of Jos on Thursday, ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, said lecturers have endured over…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) chapter, has come out forcefully to condemn what it described as a politically motivated and ill-advised move by President Bola Tinubu to rename the University of Maiduguri after Nigeria’s late former President, Muhammadu Buhari. SaharaReporters obtained a press statement issued on Saturday by the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has backed down from its earlier threat to embark on strike action, following the late disbursement of June 2025 salaries to its members. Chairman of University of Abuja branch of ASUU, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh, confirmed this in an interview with LEADERSHIP on Tuesday. Dr. Ugoh said the union…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a stern warning to the Federal Government, demanding immediate implementation of the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement or risk a nationwide industrial action. Speaking at a press conference held in Abuja on Friday, ASUU President, Dr. Chris Piwuna, said the union’s patience is wearing thin over the government’s…
Following the massive failure experienced by candidates in the recently conducted 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened legal action against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Oyibo Eze, the chairman of the University of Nigeria Nsukka chapter of ASUU, on Wednesday, said the union might be…
Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has elected a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Prof. Chris Piwuna, as its new president. Piwuna, who doubles as the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, takes over from Victor Osodeke, a professor of soil science from the Michael Okpara University…
The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, on Wednesday, announced the release of N50 billion by the Federal Government to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities for the settlement of earned allowances, as promised by President Bola Tinubu. This development was disclosed in a statement titled “FG Releases N50bn Earned Allowances to…