ASUU: Beneficiaries of student loans in other countries are committing suicide

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the federal government should convert the student loan act to a grant. Speaking on Channels Television on Monday, Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU president, said the federal government should have considered room for a collective bargain from all sides before signing the bill into law. Osodeke said the condition … Continue reading ASUU: Beneficiaries of student loans in other countries are committing suicide

ASUU Strike: Brain drain to hit Nigeria as university lecturers leave the country

There is still no end in sight to the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, especially with the case now before the National Industrial Court, Abuja division. Meziesblog learnt that Nigeria is currently losing skilled labour, and tertiary institutions would soon be hit by brain drain as some lecturers are already … Continue reading ASUU Strike: Brain drain to hit Nigeria as university lecturers leave the country

ASUU: Buhari administration explains why lecturers must call of strike

The Federal Government has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off its six-month-old strike. Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, urged ASUU to call off the strike and embrace dialogue. Speaking at the 2022 police meeting on admissions to tertiary institutions in Nigeria held in Abuja, the minister said the strike … Continue reading ASUU: Buhari administration explains why lecturers must call of strike

Nigerian university proprietor calls for an end to ASUU strike

The founder of Maryam Abacha American University, Kano, Adamu Gwarzo, has called on Nigerian government to end the ongoing strike by both the academic and non-academic staff unions in public universities. Mr Gwarzo, a professor, said the private universities cannot address the challenge of access confronting the teeming population of admission seekers in the country. This … Continue reading Nigerian university proprietor calls for an end to ASUU strike

What FG is doing about ASUU strike

The Federal Government has claimed “a lot is happening behind the scenes” as it seeks to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this while responding to State House correspondents after the weekly federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over … Continue reading What FG is doing about ASUU strike