UTAS Can Be Ready In Three Weeks If FG Is Committed – ASUU
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has said the University Transparency Accountability Solution, UTAS can be ready in three weeks if the Federal Government is committed. Last week, the FG had told ASUU to transit to Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System pending when UTAS would be ready for use. However, in an interview with The PUNCH, ASUU President, Prof...
ABSU: Instead Of Giving Students 30k Reduce Their Fees, Abia Lawmaker Advises Ikpeazu
The member representing Bende North constituency in Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu has called in the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu to jettison plans to pay each student of ABSU the sum of N30,000. He said instead of the said payment which the state government had announced as a measure to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic...
ABSU: 15k Pandemic Prevention Fee Demonstration Of Rascality, Recklessness — APC Tells Ikpeazu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia state has condemned the earlier imposition of N15,000 pandemic prevention fee imposed on students of Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) describing it as the most ludicrous thing the state government has done. The party insisted that the action is a demonstration of administrative rascality and reckless from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led...
#EndSARS: NANS Decries Arrest, Arraignment Of MOUAU Student, Begs Lagos Govt Intervention
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Abia state chapter has expressed sadness over the arrest and arraignment of a student of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Stanley Divine Iheanyichukwu. The student body in a statement signed by Rt. Comr. Okereke Johnson Ryder, the Deputy Chairman NANS Abia State Axis wondered why Iheanyichukwu with the Registration number: MOUAU/INTED/18/102582 was...
Pity For Children Of Average Nigerians, Meet Our Demands – ASUU Begs FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday urged the Federal Government to pity the children of ordinary Nigerians and quickly attend to their demands noting that they are tired of strike action. The Union disclosed that FG is rushing the Union to resume because the government is scared of youths’ protests after they saw their demonstration during #EndSARS...
Abia Govt To Pay Students 30k Each, Scraps ABSU 15k “Pandemic Prevention Fee”
Abia State Government has said all students of the state-owned university, Abia State University (ABSU) are now to be paid the sum of N30,000 each to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on them and families. The state government also reversed an earlier circular instructing student to pay the sum of N15,000 pandemic prevention fee. In a statement personally issued by...
Abia Govt To Pay Students 30k Each, Scraps ABSU 15k “Pandemic Prevention Fee”
Abia State Government has said all students of the state-owned university, Abia State University (ABSU) are now to be paid the sum of N30,000 each to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on them and families. The state government also reversed an earlier circular instructing student to pay the sum of N15,000 pandemic prevention fee. In a statement personally issued by...
Why We Won’t Call Off Strike – ASUU
AS negotiation between the federal government and Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, lingers, the Union has reiterated that they will not be called off the seven months old strike until all the issues in contention are adequately addressed to avoid a future industrial action in an event all the issues on the negotiation table are not met. This...
ASUU Strike: We Can’t Afford N110bn Revitalization Fund—Ngige
THE meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over the poor funding of Universities and the controversy surrounding the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, payment platform, yesterday ended without any resolution. This is as the Federal Government at the meeting which held at the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Labour and...
We’re No Longer Responsible For Lingering ASUU Strike – FG
The federal government has said it’s no longer responsible for the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Emeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education said there is nothing that should be stopping the lecturers from returning to classrooms. Nwajiuba explained that the government has done what it needs to do, adding that the lingering strike should be...
