ASUU Finally Calls Off Strike, Orders Lecturers To Resume Immediately

 

The Academic Staff Union of Universities in Nigeria have suspended its five-month old strike, the News Agency of Nigeria is reporting. The union announced the end of the strike in Minna, Niger state, after its National Executive Committee agreed on new funding terms with the Nigerian government.

The announcement comes with

ASUU Suspends Strike Next Week

... Union signs MoU with FG

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will suspend the five months strike next week after the union signed a Memorandum of Understanding to that effect with Federal Government on Wednesday

ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Fagge, who signed the

‘We Are Waiting For The Sack Letters’ – Lecturers Dare FG

Thousands of striking lecturers have maintained stand on their not to resume regardless of the threats made to them by the federal Goverment.

The attendance registers in various universities remained unsigned as the striking lecturers refused to sign irrespective of orders by the government.

They said they were only waiting for the sack letters the Federal Government threatened to give them if they did not return to work.

The Nigerian Eye reports:

    In many of the universities visited by

UNILAG, UI, UNN, Others Remain Shut After Resumption Deadline

Despite the lapse of the December 9 deadline handed down to university lecturers by the Federal Government, most of the nation’s universities are still empty.
The government issued a resumption order to the striking lecturers under the umbrella of the Academic staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and demanded that they all report to their duty posts by the specified date.
The lecturers however responded that they

Drama As ASUU Members Force Lecturers Out Of Class In UNIBEN (PHOTOS)

There was pandemonium at the University of Benin yesterday Monday December 9th as members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) UNIBEN chapter disrupted an ongoing lecture at the university and forced a UNIBEN lecturer out of the lecture hall.

This came as there was a division among lecturers at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), over whether to resume work or not.

Some UNIBEN lecturers resumed last week following the Federal Government’s directive to resume work and

UNIABUJA Begins Lectures As FG Deadline Lapses Today

The Federal Government’s ultimatum given to striking lecturers to resume work lapses on today with some lecturers defying the government’s directive.

Lecturers in public universities across Nigeria have been on a nationwide strike since July 1, 2013.

They initially demanded full implementation of a 2009 agreement between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government.

After months of negotiations between both sides, Jonathan

ASUU Strike Update: We Are Yet To See FG’s Evidence Of Payment – Lecturers

The battle between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has shown no signs of slowing down as the academic body insists that it has not seen proof of any payment made by the FG.

The government has repeatedly stated that

ASUU Chief Blames Education Minister For On-Going Strike

Dr. Karo Ogbinaka, the Chairman, University of Lagos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, of incompetence in the administrative affairs of the Ministry.

He blamed the extended strike caused by the communication break down between the  federal goverment and university lecturers on

Obafemi Awolowo University Pulls Out, To Resume December 8

Students of Obafemi Awolowo Unibversity, Ile-Ife have been asked to resume on Sunday, December 8.
In a press statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of OAU, Mr. Biodun Olarewaju, it was noted that lectures would commence immediately after the resumption.

    “The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, have announced Sunday, 8th December, 2013 as the resumption date for the 2012/ 2013 rain semester. Accordingly, students of the university are expected to come into residence on the above date as lectures will commence immediately.” The statement reads.

ASUU STRIKE: Uniben Pulls Out, Releases New Academic Calendar

The University of Benin, UNIBEN, has pulled out of the ongoing 6-month-old ASUU strike. According to the circular [asted in the school above, Students are instructed to resume on 7th of December 2013 for the conclusion of lectures, while examinations for the session will begin on 6th January 2014