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Nov

30

2022

ASUU Strike: Lecturers receive full salaries for November, arrears withheld

Education, PoliticsASUU, Education, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have received full salaries for the month of November 2022, The OHAFIATV News can confirm. The eight-month arrears remained withheld by the Federal Government. A senior member of the union at the Bayero University Kano made this known in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday. “Some of our members have started receiving salaries and I can confirm to you that we received our full salaries for the month of November. However, the arrears are still withheld.” The Federal Government refused to pay the striking lecturers for the eight…

Nov

06

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Anxiety as ASUU decides on shutting down universities

Education, PoliticsASUU, Education, Next Level, Nigeria

Less than one month after the Academic Staff Union of Staff Universities, ASUU, suspended its 8-month industrial action, the union and the Federal Government are back on a warpath. Already, the National Executive Council of the ASUU is set to meet on Monday (tomorrow) to decide whether to embark on another strike or not. The meeting, which is expected to be held at the University of Abuja campus, comes on the heels of the October salary cut received by members of the union, weeks after suspending the prolonged industrial action. Recall that ASUU had on February 14, 2023, shut down…

Oct

17

2022

By Chimamanda

ASUU reveals real reason it called off eight-month strike

Education, Lifestyle, Metro, OpinionASUU, Education, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has explained why it called off its eight-month strike. ASUU National President, Emmanuel Osodeke, said the eight months strike was called off following a court order and appeals from Nigerians. Osodeke disclosed this while appearing on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. “As you have seen from our press release – although there were interventions by the Speaker (Gbajabiamila) and others – the major reason we are resuming is because we are obeying the industrial court’s judgement. The issues have not been fully resolved and no agreements signed. “We are resuming because we are a…

Oct

10

2022

By Chimamanda

Strike: ASUU agrees to sign deal in couple of days

Education, LifestyleASUU, Education, Federal government, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the House of Representatives, on Monday, met on the lingering industrial action by the lecturers. The lecturers led by ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke and the leadership of the House, led by Femi Gbajabiamila, met behind a closed-door for about 30 minutes before having another one in front of the camera. It would be recalled that the House has been hosting meetings between the government and the strike lecturers in the past couple of weeks. On Friday, the Court of Appeal agreed with an early ruling by the National Industrial Court that asked…

Oct

07

2022

By Chimamanda

ASUU set to review Appeal Court’s ruling to decide on next action

Education, PoliticsASUU, Education, Federal government, Nigeria, NLC, Politics

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has said it would review the judgement of the Appeal Court that ordered the union to end its strike, to determine its next line of action. The appeal court on Friday ordered the union to return to work as earlier ordered by the National Industrial Court with immediate effect. In reaction to the fresh court judgement, ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, said that the union is yet to officially receive the Appeal Court ruling. He said the union would after receiving the judgement, go through the document with its lawyers and decide on its next…