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ASUU Strike Delaying Payment Of N75,000 Stipends To Education Students – Federal Government

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 ASUU Strike Delaying Payment Of N75,000 Stipends To Education Students – Federal Government SAMBLOG  Sep 27 Federal government has said the ongoing strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was responsible for the delay in the commencement of payment of bursary allowance to students studying education courses in tertiary institutions. The permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, David Gende, who represented the minister, Malam Adamu Adamu at the 2022 World Teachers Day (WTD) press briefing, held in Abuja yesterday, said ASUU’s strike has delayed the commencement of the packages. During the commemoration of the 2021 Teachers Day, the federal government had announced that students undergoing degree programmes in education in public universities and colleges of education across Nigeria will get N75,000 and N50,000 stipend per semester respectively. He said, “Most importantly is the support of giving bursary awards to all students of education. As a m...
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FG withdraws order to reopen varsities

 FG withdraws order to reopen varsities SAMBLOG  Sep 26 The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission, Monday afternoon, withdrew its circular which ordered vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and governing councils to re-open federal universities, The PUNCH reports. The PUNCH had exclusively reported earlier that a circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 was addressed to all vice-chancellors; pro-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities ordering them to re-open universities. But in another circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/136, which was also signed by the Director, Finance and Account of the NUC, Sam Onazi, the commission withdrew the order. Though it did not explain why. The letter tagged, “withdrawal of circular NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 dated September 23, 2022” partly read, “I have been directed to withdraw the NUC Circular Ref: NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135, and dated September 23, 2022 on the above subject. “Consequently, the said c...
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FG orders VCs to reopen varsities, commence lectures

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 FG orders VCs to reopen varsities, commence lectures SAMBLOG Sep 26 The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open schools and allow students resume lectures. This was made known in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the NUC, Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Abubakar Rasheed. The letter which was made exclusively available to The PUNCH on Monday was addressed to all vice-chancellors; Pro-Chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities. “Ensure that ASUU members immediately resume/commence lectures; Restore the daily activities and routines of the various University campuses”, the letter partly reads. The PUNCH reports that the national industrial court of Nigeria on Wednesday ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off its ongoing nationwide strike. ASUU had been on strike since  February 14  to press home ...
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ASUU Appeals Judgment Directing Lecturers To Resume Work

 ASUU Appeals Judgment Directing Lecturers To Resume Work SAMBLOG  Sep 21 The Academic Staff Union of Universities has vowed to appeal the order by the National Industrial Court, directing lecturers to resume work immediately. The union said it had started assembling its lawyers led by a renowned human rights activist, Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, to file an appeal. The Chairman of the union, Lagos zone, Adelaja Odukoya, in a statement urged members of the union to remain calm and united to fight till the end. Daily Trust reports that ASUU began the strike on February 14 to press home its demands, which include acceptance of a payment platform preferred by the union. Details later… SAMBLOG REPORTS.
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Stike: ASUU to hold meeting on court ruling

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 Stike: ASUU to hold meeting on court ruling SAMBLOG  Sep 21 National President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke has the leadership of the union that will soon meet to deliberate on the order of the National Industrial Court that ASUUto go back to work. Recall that the Federal Government in a suit, had prayed for the order for ASUU to call off its seven months strike. “When we meet and deliberate on the ruling and other related issues, we will inform you,” he told our correspondent on phone. The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has described the ruling of the court that ASUU should go back to work, while the case involving it and the Federal Government is being heard, as a win-win situation for all the stakeholders in the matter. The National President of NANS, Comrade Usman Barambu, told Vanguard on Wednesday that the Federal Government must, however, not see the ruling as a victory over ASUU. “It is a win-win situation for all, the government, the students, par...
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ASUU: NANS kick against court judgement

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 ASUU: NANS kick against court judgement SAMBLOG  Sep 21 The National Association of Nigerian Students has fualted the court judgement mandated the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call of its 7 month strike. The PUNCH  reports that the National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Wednesday  ordered the ASUU to call off its ongoing nationwide strike . ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home the demands for improved funding for universities, a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. Several meetings between ASUU and the Federal Government had ended in a deadlock. But reacting to the ruling in a statement, NANS National Public Relations Officer, Giwa Temitope, said the judgement betrays equity. The student union spokesperson explained that rather than direct ASUU to return to classroom, the court should have ordered the Federal Government to sort the striking lecturers.  According to the students union, the fact that they had to dra...
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Strike to be called off soon as ASUU, Reps meeting ends progressive

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 Strike to be called off soon as ASUU, Reps meeting ends progressive SAMBLOG  Sep 20 ASUU/House of Reps Meeting Outcome . . . …as House summons Finance Minister, Accountant General, Auditor General of the Federation, others over UTAS, IPPIS The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila and the leadership of the House are to meet President Muhammadu Buhari over the resolution of the ongoing face-off between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Gbajabiamila, while addressing journalists after a 4-hour meeting with the leadership of ASUU, led by its president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke and the officials of the Ministry of Education led by the Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Opiah on Tuesday at the National Assembly noted that on his return from the 77th session of the United National General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the House leadership will present the agreement reached with the striking workers. Gbajabiamil...
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