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The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, says Federal Government cannot totally back out from funding universities. Speaking on Channels Television’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily on Thursday, Osodeke said it is clearly stated in the Constitution that the Federal Government must fund public universities. He was reacting to a …

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The Nigeria Labour Congress has written all its 43 affiliate unions to mobilise for a scheduled industrial action primed to begin on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, The PUNCH reports. The strike follows the increment in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit. Some of the affiliates of the NLC include – the Academic Staff Union …

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities has urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to treat academics in the country with “utmost respect.” The academic union also advised the former Lagos State governor to ensure that university education becomes a priority. Speaking with our correspondent, the Chairman of ASUU, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, who …

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A former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi has revealed that a fresh strike by lecturers of public universities in the country cannot be ruled out in 2023. Ogunyemi disclosed this on Saturday while featuring on Channels TV’s 2022: In Retrospect, an End-Of-Year special programme. Recall that ASUU embarked …

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GBAJABIAMILA DECEIVED US TO CALL OFF STRIKE, ASUU SAYS The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, of deception by asking the union to call off its eight-month-old strike in October with a written promise that the government would, without delay, offset in full the …

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