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The federal government has scheduled another talk with members of the non-teaching staff of universities. The meeting is to try and resolve the raging dispute between unions in the university system, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the sharing formula for the N40 billion Earned Allowances recently approved by the federal government. SSANU and NASU members are currently on strike to compel the government to address their demands. A noti...

President of Academic Staff Union of Universities( ASUU), Prof 'Biodun Ogunyemi has described the recent approval of provisional licences by the Federal

Share As many public universities in the country have commenced academic activities, particularly via online after about 10 months industrial action, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has assured the students and school authorities as well as the public of giving their best of service that will not compromise quality. President of ASUU, Professor ‘Biodun Ogunyemi, gave the assurance in an exclusive interview with Tribune Online. He said now that ASUU members had returned to their duty posts, they would do their best to ensure the value of certificates that the students would ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Grace Edema The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said Vice-Chancellors and bursars of some universities are hindering the smooth disbursement of the union’s share of the N40bn earned allowance. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, had recently said the N40bn earned allowance had been paid to the universities’ account, adding that out of the N40bn, ASUU has N30bn as earned academic allowance while the non-teaching staff has N10bn as earned allowance. Speaking with our correspondent on Monday, the national president of ASUU, Prof. Biodun O...

Ministry orders vice-chancellors to start with classes Ben Goong, spokesperson for the ministry, confirmed the decision to University World News, but it has not been welcomed by everyone in the higher education sector. The government’s confirmation of the restart of educational activities on 18 January was met with opposition on several fronts. Staff and students are anxious as five professors, including a former vice-chancellor, have reportedly died due to COVID-19, according to local media. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that the absence of anti-COVID protocol...