ASUU Strike: Lecturers Threaten Fresh Action Against Govt The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano State University of Science and Technology (KUST) Wudil branch, has threatened to embark on a fresh strike immediately after the nationwide strike, if the state government failed to meet its demands. The ASUU KUST branch chairman, Mahadi Lawal-Yakubu issued the threat on Tuesday when he led members of the union on a courtesy visit to the Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly, Alhaji Kabiru Rurum, NAN reports. Lawal-Yakubu told newsmen shortly after the visit that they were at the House to intimate the Speaker about their problems as well as other issues affecting the union. According to him, the union found it necessary to discuss the challenges with the Speaker, with the hope that he would intervene in the issue to avert possible strike by the Union. He explained that the state government had approved for the payment of some allowances, but up to this moment not a...

ASUU Strike: Lecturers Speak on Being Used by Political Party to Frustrate Buhari Govt The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has reacted to claims that it was being used by opposition political parties to frustrate the current administration. The National President of ASUU, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, said that the union had always demanded that education be given priority. Ogunyemi spoke to journalists after submission of the union’s reports to the Federal Government, yesterday. He pointed out that in 2013, when the Union had embarked on strike, it was also accused of favouring the opposition. He said, “Everybody knows that we have our own tradition of advocacy that is undaunted. “We have our own strong conviction that we have always projected and defended on how education should be managed, supported and promoted in Nigeria and Africa. “Look at the records. Our first agreement with government was in 1992. We were on strike for six months before we reached an agreem...

ASUU: Lecturers reveals what FG must do to end strike next week plustvafrica.com FG To Continue Negotiation With ASUU Leaders The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, has revealed what the Federal Government must do now for the strike to be called off next week. He said that after due consultations with its executives across the country, they have resolved to continue the ongoing strike until the Federal Governments pays at least N220 billion out of N1.1 trillion it owed the public universities. He said that universities lecturers  had   rejected the Federal Government offer  of money to end the strike because it was far from their demands. The lecturer confirmed that the Federal Government had, through the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and the Ministry of Finance presented  to the union the evidence of  the payment of N15.4 billion to  universities last Tuesday....