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2023 budget: ASUU threatens strike over unreleased N170bn
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ASUU strike occurred only once under Tinubu – Presidential aide

A Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has stated that industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities has significantly reduced under the Renewed Hope administration. He claimed that the union has embarked on strike only once since 2023. Olusegun attributed the development to deliberate government interventions in the […]

2023 budget: ASUU threatens strike over unreleased N170bn
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FG, ASUU sign landmark deal to end university crises

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have signed a landmark agreement aimed at resolving the long-standing crises that have plagued Nigeria’s public university system. The renegotiated 2025 agreement was unveiled on Wednesday in Abuja, bringing to an end a protracted process that began in 2017 to review the 2009 Federal Government–ASUU […]

2023 budget: ASUU threatens strike over unreleased N170bn
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FG, ASUU to sign 40% salary increase agreement Wednesday

The Federal Government is set to formally sign an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities following several weeks of negotiations between both parties. The impending agreement is believed to be connected to the 40 per cent salary increase for academic staff proposed by the Federal Government last month and subsequently accepted by the […]

2023 budget: ASUU threatens strike over unreleased N170bn
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FG proposes 40% salary increase for ASUU lecturers

The Federal Government has reportedly proposed a 40 per cent salary increase for lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities, sources familiar with the development told our correspondent in Abuja. The proposal comes as the ASUU leadership prepares to return to the negotiation table with the Federal Government delegation headed by Yayale Ahmed. The […]

2023 budget: ASUU threatens strike over unreleased N170bn
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Enugu ASUU demands salary review

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Enugu State University of Science and Technology Branch, has demanded a review of staff salaries, insisting it is a fundamental right. The Acting Chairperson, Comrade Andrew Apeh, addressed members on Thursday during the 2025 ASUU Day celebration at the Governor Peter Mbah Auditorium, ESUT main campus, Agbani. He encouraged […]

2023 budget: ASUU threatens strike over unreleased N170bn
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FG releases ₦2.3bn to clear ASUU salary, promotion arrears

The Federal Government said it has released about ₦2.3 billion to pay arrears and backlogs owed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other university-based unions. A statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo, on Wednesday, said the funds were released through the office of the Accountant-General […]

2023 budget: ASUU threatens strike over unreleased N170bn
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FG denies signing MoU with ASUU, calls documents proposals

The Federal Government has denied claims that it signed agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, insisting that the documents being referenced were merely proposals. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this clarification on Thursday while addressing journalists in Abuja. According to him, both the 2009 and 2011 documents often cited by ASUU […]

2023 budget: ASUU threatens strike over unreleased N170bn
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ASUU rejects FG loan scheme, demands payment of entitlements

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Federal University Wukari branch, has demanded the immediate payment of their accumulated entitlements, rejecting the Federal Government’s proposed loan scheme. The demand came during a protest staged by the union to express displeasure over the government’s failure to implement long-standing agreements. Leading the demonstration, ASUU FUW Chairperson, Professor Asabe […]

2023 budget: ASUU threatens strike over unreleased N170bn
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2023 budget: ASUU threatens strike over unreleased N170bn

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has cautioned that it might consider another industrial action if the federal government fails to release the N170 billion earmarked in the 2023 budget for university revitalization and address other critical concerns. In a press briefing in Lagos over the weekend, Prof. Adelaja Odukoya, the ASUU Coordinator for the […]

Tax experts oppose ASUU’s proposed10% education tax
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Tax experts oppose ASUU’s proposed 10% education tax

The Academic Staff Union of Universities’ proposal to raise the tertiary education levy from three percent to ten percent has been criticized by tax experts. They argued that following this course would harm private businesses, which are already burdened with taxes. To pay for the facilities of Nigeria’s institutions, ASUU President Prof. Emmanuel Osedeke recently […]

Trapped funds: CBN to give foreign airlines $150m
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Nigerians spend $221m on overseas education in three months –CBN report

An analysis of data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that Nigerians spent at least $220.86 million on foreign education between December 2021 and February 2022. This is according to the CBN data on the amount spent on educational service under the sectoral utilisation for transactions valid for foreign exchange for December 2021 […]