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…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has explained why it had not declared a nationwide strike yet after several months of threat to do so. The President of the union, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, confirmed to Nigerian Tribune in an exclusive interview at the weekend that the union deliberately delayed the proposed industrial action for…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) has vowed to down tools after the expiration of the 14-day Ultimatum given to the Federal Government to meet their demands. Briefing Journalists, in Calabar, the Zonal Coordinator, ASUU Calabar Zone, Comrade Happiness Uduk who read a jointly signed release by all Chairpersons of the zone said that…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a fresh 14-day ultimatum to the federal government, asking the government to resolve lingering issues affecting university lecturers. The fresh ultimatum is coming after the expiration of a 21-day notice earlier issued by the union. The government and the university lecturers agreed to set up a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State University chapter, has declared a total and indefinite strike over unmet demands. The strike was announced after a congress meeting on Wednesday. This is the first internal strike since the university was founded. Key grievances include the non-implementation of a 2021 Memorandum…