BREAKING: NAAT suspends nationwide strike

The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has suspended its nationwide strike for three months. This action follows the earlier suspension of strike by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian … Read More

Strike: FG plotting to deny poor Nigerians varsity education – ASUU

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government and those they called “undertakers of privatization” of plotting to take over public universities from the reach of the … Read More

JUST IN: ASUU may embark on indefinite strike

Barring a last-minute change, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will declare an indefinite strike over Federal Government’s failure to meet its demands. The Nation gathered yesterday that most of the over … Read More

ASUU strike: Foundation seeks Obasanjo, Jonathan, others’ intervention

Philanthropist and Founder of Opeyemi David Falegan Foundation, Opeyemi Falegan, has called on the past presidents and military rulers to intervene in the lingering industrial action embarked upon by the … Read More

You have my 100% support – Popular Nigerian activist tells ASUU not to back down

Rights activist and the Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju has reaffirmed his support for the prolonged industrial action embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities … Read More

I will hand over Federal universities to State govts – Atiku

The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said he will hand over Federal Government-owned universities to state governments. The 75-year-old Adamawa-born politician stated this … Read More

Strike: Lecturers are resorting to farming, other jobs – ASUU President

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said university lecturers are opting to engage in non-academic activities to make a living as its strike action lingers. ASUU has been on … Read More

Buhari’s Govt notorious for reneging on agreements– ASUU

Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, has said the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government was notorious for pulling back on its earlier agreement with the academic union. ASUU also expressed doubt … Read More

NAAT to meet Thursday, sets to suspend strike

Meanwhile, the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, is expected to meet on Thursday to take a decision on whether to sign an agreement with the government to suspend strike. … Read More

Buhari angry over varsity lecturers grumbling on 6 months’ withheld salaries

President was shocked that varsity lecturers have reduced their demands to only the payment of their six months’ salary arrears. President Muhammadu Buhari opted to invoke the no work, no … Read More

ASUU threatens to cancel two sessions over FG’s refusal to pay lecturers’ salaries

President of the Union, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, earlier today, said his members would gently begin a fresh 2022/2023 session, the score is settled, case closed, no one looses and everybody … Read More

We’ll not pay lecturers for six months they’re absent from work.’ – Education minister, Adamu

The Federal Government has once again issued threat that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, who are currently on industrial strike, will not receive salary. Adamu Adamu, … Read More

Take ASUU to court – Education minister, Adamu tells students

The Federal Government has told students of Nigeria to institute a legal action against the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has told the … Read More

Why meeting with FG ended in deadlock – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) on Thursday explained why a meeting with the Prof. Nimi Briggs-led committee renegotiating the 2009 agreements with university unions ended without any agreement reached. … Read More

Strike: NASU, SSANU schedules emergency meeting

In view of the latest development in respect of the ongoing strike action embarked upon by the Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU, I have been directed to invite … Read More

UI Nigerian only varsity among global ranking

The Uni versity of Ibadan (UI)yesterday appeared in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), which was released on August 15. The university was placed in the 800-901 band. This year, … Read More

JUST IN: Fed Govt urged to end ASUU strike

A former university teacher, Prof.  Femi Olaofe, has urged the Federal Government to end the prolonged strike embarked on by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Olaofe, … Read More

BREAKING: Again, ASUU, FG meeting ends in deadlock

The truce meeting between the Federal Government and executive members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has ended in deadlock. DAILY INDEPENDENT has reliably gathered. Stakeholders at the … Read More

Fed Govt not sincere about ending strike, says ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that the Federal Government is not sincere about resolving the issues that led to its almost six-month strike. ASUU described as … Read More

Parents should not beg us, they should beg FG – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that the parents of the students in Nigeria should beg the federal government to fulfil the promises it had with the … Read More