LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja chapter on Wednesday prevented Noble Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon Rtd and former Education Minister, Dr Oby Ezekwesili from speaking at an anti-corruption event. The union led by its chairman, Dr Kasim Umaru, disrupted the event…
LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGRS)-The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a party of vagabonds, adding that the former national chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande is the grandfather of half-baked government for accusing striking lecturers of producing vagabonds and unemployable graduates. The union said it was unfortunate…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, has urged the striking academic staff of the Nigerian public universities to be prepared for a long strike as the Federal Government is yet to show any seriousness in saving public schools from collapsing. He reiterated to ASUU members “to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Chancellor to enforce “No Work no pay” policy In a reaction to the memo, the Chairman of University of Ibadan chapter of ASUU, Deji Omole, described the federal government as shameless for owing lecturers seven years of unpaid, earned academic allowances. He said despite the debt, the government still wants lecturers to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday said there was no plan to increase the tuition to N350, 000 per session as claimed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, noting that the establishment of an Education Bank was already in the pipeline. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr Sonny Echono,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ibadan Zone, Dr Ade Adejumo, on Tuesday alleged that the Federal Government was making attempt to make students of federal universities pay a minimum of N350,000 for tuition fee. Adejumo said this while addressing members of the Correspondents Chapel, Ibadan. He said…