Recall the fg said universities could resume on january 18 but must adhere to covid19 protocols in hostels and lecture halls. Release of the forensic audit report on earned academic allowances eaa, offsetting the outstanding balance of the eaa and mainstreaming of same into the 2018 budget. Biodun ogunyemi, confirmed the development in a telephone interview on friday. Dec 23, 2020 the academic staff union of universities, asuu, on wednesday, gave government conditions for its members to resume their duties. The federal government will on thursday resume its meeting with the senior staff association of nigerian universities and the nonacademic staff union of universities and allied institutions in abuja. Asuu remains adamant, insists fg pays withheld salaries. Nans president, sunday asefon, who stated this on thursday, said it is embarrassing and ridiculous for asuu to threaten fresh strike after wasting the academic time. Oct 15, 2020 fg orders all civil servants to resume october 19.
Mar 26, 2021 the group also urged the fg to expand their retirement span from 60 to 65 years. This call was made by the minister of labour and employment, senator chris ngige. She said efforts were ongoing to decontaminate other public offices. The academic staff union of universities asuu on sunday warned it may resume its suspended strike over victimization of members and nonpayment of salaries. Nov 05, 2020 the academic staff union of universities asuu promised on wednesday to resume work several months into its strike action if the federal government pays their outstanding salaries. Fg agrees to release to asuu n30b for earned allowance. The union, among other issues, embarked on an indefinite strike, arguing that the implementation of the ippis was against the fg asuu 2009 agreement. Fg asks unity schools to resume oct 12 new dawn nigeria. Fg orders civil servants to resume monday thecitizen. Fg begs asuu to resume discussion on ippis, 2009 agreement. He said, we are ready to suspend the strike if the government pays our withheld salaries and completes the negotiations that led to the strike. The decision followed a meeting with the government team led by minister of labour and employment, chris ngige, in abuja, on friday. Fg, asuu to resume talks on friday education nigeria. Asuu resents and ridicules fgs directives to resume.
Fg expresses optimism as another meeting with asuu commences update. Nigerian universities wont resume even if fg reopens schools asuu. Nigerian govt, asuu to meet over strike threat tuesday. Therefore, before you criticise asuu, just take a visit to any of the public universities nearest to you and inspect the facilities.
Nigerian universities wont resume even if fg reopens schools. Imo nasu tasks fg to approve special salary scheme for staff. Asuu, fg to resume talks on monday punch newspapers. Reconstitution of the current government team to allow for a leader and chairman of the fg asuu renegotiating team who has the interest of the nation and the people at heart. The academic staff union of universities asuu has labelled as fake. Biodun ogunyemi who countered the minister of labour and employment, dr chris ngige on claim of the union promising to resume on december 9, 2020, stated that there is nothing in. In june 2009, asuu ordered its members in federal and state universities nationwide to proceed on an indefinite strike over. It can be recalled that in march 2020, asuu went on a nationwide strike that has. The federal government has said it will resume meeting with the academic staff union of universities on friday. Students in nigerian public universities who were hoping to resume academic work after the. Wike orders full reopening of schools in rivers, gives fresh. No resumption until fg pays withheld salaries asuu frank. Asuu s utas and fg s slippery offer by oludayo tade 4 months ago by wale akinola disclaimer. Were ready to work, lecturers opposed to asuu strike urge.
Nigerian universities wont resume even if fg reopens. Asuu has asked the federal government not to reopen universities now. The federal government and the academic staff union of universities asuu will resume talks on friday, according to the ministry of labour and employment. Recall the fg said universities could resume on january 18 but must. Asuu strike to continue as other schools set to resume while south africa looks to become the first african. Apr 05, 2021 the federal government and academic staff union of universities asuu will meet on tuesday in abuja following the unions threat to resume its suspended strike. What are you doing about candidates who didnt get the sweet sixteen novel nysc certificate saga. He explained that in order to forestall a situation where asuu and the government would restart negotiations on arrears of earned. Dec 23, 2020 asuu members and nigeria fg inside meeting room asuu academic staff union of universities don suspend dia nine month strike with effect from 12 am thursday 24 december, 2020. Fg begs asuu to resume discussion on ippis, 2009 agreement, others. Nairaland forum nairaland general education fg, asuu to resume talks on friday 556 views fg, asuu resume talks today over ippis, revitalisation fund strike. Dr wale suenu, vice chairman of asuu, lagos state university.
The punch reported that national president of asuu, prof. Ogunyemi said government should not expect the lecturers to resume without paying the withheld salaries. Government outlines conditions for campuses to reopen. Fg to hold emergency meeting with asuu to avert another strike. Yabatech resumes normal academic activities monday news bayero university kano buk 20202021 postgraduate admission form admission post graduate kwasu important notice to. He urged the federal government and the union to find a common ground for universities to open and offer the kind of services expected of the universities in the country. Nigerian university students in limbo as asuu, fg footdrag over strike by yabacampus team october 28, 2020 grace edema of the punch writes on the faceoff between the federal government and the academic staff union of universities asuu, which has led to a strike of about seven months by lecturers of the nations ivory towers. Nigerian university students in limbo as asuu, fg foot. Asuu strike will continue despite paying withheld salaries. Asuu threatens to resume strike over nonpayment of salaries. Fg, asuu to resume talks on friday education nairaland. The ibadan zonal coordinator of the union, professor ade adejumo, who was represented by professor moyosore ajao, unilorin asuu chairperson, disclosed this at a press conference held.
Asuu in a statement by coordinator, ibadan zone, professor ade adejumo made available to journalists in ibadan. Dec 24, 2020 as the academic staff union of universities, asuu, suspended its ninemonth old strike, yesterday, hope of normalcy returning to the ivory towers, may have been dashed, as nonteaching staff in. Fg says bilateral scholarships delayed because of covid19. This is coming against the backdrop of an earlier agreement with the federal government team before the suspension of the 9 months strike on december 23, 2020.
We wont suspend strike until fg pays 37 months salaries asuu. Adelani adepegba, abuja the minister of labour and employment, dr. Di nigerian goment negotiating team go meet wit asuu on friday to try reach agreement on. Asuu resents and ridicules fgs directives to resume session. They accepted to call off the eightmonth strike after the federal government increased its offer to the union to n70bn. Nov 29, 20 presenting the book, nobel laureate, prof. Jan 20, 2019 the academic staff union of universities and the federal government are to resume talks monday tomorrow on how to resolve the impasse over the twomonthold strike embarked upon by lecturers.
The leadership of asuu had on march 23rd, declared. Asuu has explained that nigerian universities may not be reopened even if the federal government orders the. Dec 10, 2020 the federal government has been accused of lying by the academic staff union of universities asuu on an agreement being reached on strike suspension date. Its worth adding that fg has given a go ahead order to all states ready to. The chairman, university of ibadan branch of asuu, prof. Asuu threatens to resume suspended strike as fg reneges on. Resignation, first price adeosun had to pay for her ignorance.
The academic staff union of universities asuu has said the federal governments plan of using hunger as a weapon to weaken its agitation and demands will not work. Despite suspension of asuu strike, university students wont. No resumption until fg pays withheld salaries asuu. Asuu has threatened to resume its suspended strike again due to nonpayment of salaries and alleged victimisation of its members. Jaf will join asuu to fight to the end good books africa. It was allowed to resume in 1990, but after another strike was again banned on 23 august 1992.
Jaf observes that the declaration of war on asuu by the fg came in the wake of asuu s nec resolutions and the correspondence by its president comrade nasir faggae issa to the fg to include all the issues that president goodluck jonathan agreed with the leadership of asuu at the meeting held in the presidential villa on 4th to 5th november, in the document to be endorsed by the fg. Ayo akinwole, in a statement on sunday asked nigerians to blame the federal government if universities are shut down again. Chris ngige, will today thursday meet with the leadership of the academic staff union of universities in a bid to end the over. Fg asks union to call off strike before negotiation will resume.
Fg lied, we have no agreement on strike suspension date asuu. The national association of nigerian students has said its members would embark on a mass protest should the academic staff union of universities resume its just suspended strike. See conditions asuu gave fg for lecturers to return to. According to asuu, the government is yet to put measures in place for the safe reopening of the schools. Charles akpan, confirmed last night that the talks with the asuu leaders would hold at the ministers conference hall. He said, whoever is conceiving a strike after being on a strike for close to one year is damaging the studentship because government is a continuum. Asuu agrees to call off strike as fg offers n70bn they accepted to call off the eightmonth strike after the federal government increased its offer to the union to n70bn. For over six months, university lecturers have refused to resume work owing to controversies surrounding the implementation of ippis.
The academic staff union of universities has threatened to resume its suspended strike over nonpayment of salaries and alleged victimisation of members. Asuu is on strike to make government become responsible and inject. Biodun ogunyemi said lecturers would return to classes when the government provides a conducive teaching environment in line with covid19 protocols. Oct 12, 2020 lawan made the call during a meeting between the leadership of asuu and the principal officers of the senate in abuja. What asuu is simply telling fg is to prioritise its spending profiles in order to invest on the training of our youths. Fg faults asuus plan to resume strike bizwatchnigeria.
The head of the civil service of the federation, folashade yemiesan, in a circular yesterday, said the federal secretariat complexes had been decontaminated. Aug 26, 2020 were ready to work, lecturers opposed to asuu strike urge fg to reopen universities latest news court fixes june 9 for ruling on admissibility of evidence in exsgfs trial for alleged. This call was made by the minister of labour and employment, senator chris. Fg, asuu resume talks today over ippis, revitalisation fund. Fg agrees to pay asuu n30bn earned allowance frank talk. Why do you want to spend money on ippis when utas is free.
Call off strike, make us part of meeting with fg reps for instance, the federal government. Fg orders civil servants to resume monday thecitizen its. Talks resume as asuu accuses fg over prolonged strike. Dec 07, 2020 the academic staff union of universities asuu has insisted that it would not call off its ongoing strike until the federal government pays all withheld salaries of its members. Recall that there were reports on november 27 that the union had agreed to end its strike following the federal governments promise to release n70bn to asuu as earned allowance. Fg moves to recover n100 billion debt from lottery operators. The academic staff union of universities asuu on sunday warned it may resume its suspended strike over. According to him, the federal government has demonstrated enough goodwill by paying salaries of the striking. Academic staff union of universities asuu has earlier ordered its branches to present a report to the members on the outcome of its.
Jamb and fg should tell us why they are yet to release 2019 utme results jamb. Asuu resents and ridicules fg s directives to resume session by online teaching april 20, 2020 campusaga media education 6 asuu in a statement by her publicity committee resents the directive by the minister of education to that tertiary institutions should resume session by online teaching. Academic staff union of universities latest on when schools go resume. We wont suspend strike until fg pays 37 months salaries. The federal government also promised to spend n20bn on the revitalisation of the education.
Students threaten mass protest if asuu resumes strike. Nigerian university students in limbo as asuu, fg footdrag. Abiodun ogunyemi, insisted that the lecturers would not resume work because the strike was not only about ippis. Wole soyinka, said that he shared two things with the oba of benin government college, ibadan, which both of them attended, and the obas view that. May 01, 2020 the federal government has directed civil servants from grade level 14 and above to resume on monday. The academic staff union of universities asuu is a nigerian union of university academic. Fg to hold emergency meeting with asuu to avert another. Reacting to the payment of withheld salaries, the national president of asuu, prof. Schools under asuu will not resume until the asuu strike is called off.
For more information or to order your copies, please contact. Fg, asuu set to resume negotiations to end strikethisdaylive. Mar 15, 2021 the academic staff union of universities asuu has threatened to resume its suspended strike again due to nonpayment of salaries and alleged victimisation of its members. The views expressed in this interviewarticle are the authors own and do not necessarily represent the editorial policy of legit. The academic staff union of universities asuu has threatened to resume its suspended strike again due to nonpayment of salaries and alleged victimisation of its members. This is as the union said it is ready to suspend the sevenmonthlong strike but cannot work on empty stomachs. End of strike imminent as asuu branches ratify new fg offer reps ask coas, igp to. The federal government has called on the academic staff union of universities asuu to suspend its ongoing strike before talks over the unions grievances which led to the strike will resume. Asuu had reportedly agreed to suspend its nearly ninemonth strike after the federal government promised to release n70 billion as earned allowance to the union. Even if we are not in power today, another government, as the case may be, will be there.
Asuu threatens to resume strike over nonpayment of. The federal government has postponed a meeting earlier scheduled for wednesday with the leadership of academic staff union of universities asuu in order to iron out some grey areas that had prolonged the strike embarked upon by the union. Fg, asuu resume talks friday all naija entertainment. The academic staff union of universities asuu promised on wednesday to resume work several months into its strike action if the federal government pays their outstanding salaries. It accused the federal government of victimising its members and tactically avoiding payment of their salaries for up to 10 months. Asuu president professor biodun ogunyemi said the strike was declared in order to compel government to implement the outstanding agreements and resolutions of the memorandum of understanding mou it signed with asuu in 2009, 20 and 2017 as well as the memorandum of action moa of 2019. Oct 01, 2020 the academic staff union of universities asuu on wednesday said the union would not suspend its ongoing strike until government pays its outstanding threeto seven months withheld salaries, approve university transparency and accountability solutions utas among other demands. Asuu suspends strike, directs lecturers to resume tomorrow.
Abiodun ogunyemi, lecturers would not resume work because the strike was. The federal government has directed all civil servants to resume. Meeting between fg and lecturers jam roadblock again 5th december 2018 asuu strike update. The money is expected to be paid in tranches between may 2021 and february 2022. Nov 19, 2020 talks resume as asuu accuses fg over prolonged strike november 19, 2020 moses john education, top stories 0 the federal government and the academic staff union of universities asuu will resume talks today on ongoing efforts at ending the eightmonth strike by the varsity lecturers. The academic staff union of universities asuu has explained that nigerian universities may not be reopened even if the federal government orders the resumption of all schools amidst the. Fg, asuu resume talks today over ippis, revitalisation. Asuu agrees to call off strike as fg offers n70bn striking lecturers under the umbrella of the academic staff union of universities asuu have agreed to resume academic activities.
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