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Academic Staff Union of Universities

ASUU Rejects FG Plans for UK To Establish University in Nigeria

By Agency Report The Academic Staff Union of Universities has kicked against agreements reached between the federal government and the United Kingdom on education, including plans to establish Coventry University in Nigeria. ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, made the union’s position…

ASUU Issues FG Four-day Ultimatum Over New Salary Structure

By Agency Report Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…The Academic Staff Union of Universities has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria to immediately implement the newly approved salary structure for university lecturers or face a possible nationwide shutdown of public…

ASUU-ESUT Reaffirms Commitment to Building a Better nation, Rewards members

By Ani Ruth, Ezesinachi Chikezie and Azubuike Kosisochukwu Enugu – The Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) celebrated “ASUU Day 2025” on Thursday, 27 November at the Peter Ndubuisi…

ASUU Begins Nationwide Strike On Friday, All Universities to be Shutdown

By Agency Report The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that it will resume its nationwide strike if an agreement is not reached with the Federal Government at the expiration of its one-month ultimatum. ASUU Kano Zonal Coordinator…

BREAKING NEWS: ASUU Declares Two Weeks Strike, Directs Lecturers to Down Tools on Monday

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday declared a two-week total and comprehensive warning strike across all public universities in Nigeria. The announcement was made by the National President of the Union, Prof. Chris Piwuna, at an ongoing press…

ASUU Issues FG 14-day Ultimatum over Unfulfilled Demands

By Agency Report Activities in public universities across the country could be disrupted soon as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government within which to address its seven-point demands. The union…

REVEALED: Nigeria Federal University Where Staff Are More Than Students

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has revealed that a federal university in Nigeria has about 1,200 staff members despite having less than 800 students. Mr Alausa’s comments came as he tried to justify the Nigerian government’s decision to place…

Faculty of Management Sciences, ASUU-ESUT Mourn Late Virginia Onyeka

By Amaechi Agbo Faculty of Management Sciences (FMS) and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ESUT Branch have expressed deep sadness and shock over the death of Dr Virginia Nnenna Onyeka. Dr Onyeka, a staff of the Accountancy Department…

ASUU Begins Indefinite Strike Over Poor Working Conditions of Lecturers

By Agency Report The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), Bauchi, has embarked on an indefinite strike to demand improved working conditions from the university’s administration. The announcement came after an emergency congress held at…

Dr Andrew Apeh Emerges New ASUU-ESUT Vice Chairman

By Amaechi Agbo, Agbani Dr Dr. Andrew Chiahalam Apeh of the Department of Mass Communication on Wednesday emerged the new Vice Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU ESUT Branch. Dr Apeh was, in the bye elections conducted at the…