The Federal government should set aside the idea of abolishing the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund.
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ASUU NIGERIA
25 Dec, 12:37
Merry Christmas to you all!
Let the joy of Christ's birth fill your hearts and may you enjoy this beautiful day with your close ones.
Let the joy of Christ's birth fill your hearts and may you enjoy this beautiful day with your close ones.
ASUU NIGERIA
11 Dec, 08:23
The implementation of tax reform bill will trigger nationwide strikes – ASUU to Government.
ASUU NIGERIA
06 Dec, 21:05
ICYMI - World Bank, IMF working to destroy public universities in Nigeria – ASUU President.
“We continue the struggle to rescue Nigeria’s public universities from the suffocating clutches of the World Bank and the IMF.
“It is lamentable that we are still struggling to compel the renegotiation of our 2009 Agreement with the federal government, twelve years after it should have been concluded.
*(ICYMI - In case you missed it)
“We continue the struggle to rescue Nigeria’s public universities from the suffocating clutches of the World Bank and the IMF.
“It is lamentable that we are still struggling to compel the renegotiation of our 2009 Agreement with the federal government, twelve years after it should have been concluded.
*(ICYMI - In case you missed it)
ASUU NIGERIA
06 Dec, 20:48
“We are the academia, we do our research, we have searched all over the world, we have not seen. In most countries where you are having student loans when they graduate, they become problems in society. Some of them are demoralized.
“Imagine a student graduating from the university with a loan of five million naira. Even me as a professor, I can not pay back such a loan in 20 years’ time.
Then student who graduates you have a loan of 5 million and you are getting a job in next 20 years.
“And we are saying if you loot at what happened in the 60s and 70s you can go to that level. The children of the poor assist them, increase budgetary allocation to education and this issue of loan will not come out.
“This is the third time they are introducing it, the last two times it collapsed, nobody benefitted. Those that benefitted didn’t pay back because it collapsed. So how are we sure this one will survive?” - ASUU President.
“Imagine a student graduating from the university with a loan of five million naira. Even me as a professor, I can not pay back such a loan in 20 years’ time.
Then student who graduates you have a loan of 5 million and you are getting a job in next 20 years.
“And we are saying if you loot at what happened in the 60s and 70s you can go to that level. The children of the poor assist them, increase budgetary allocation to education and this issue of loan will not come out.
“This is the third time they are introducing it, the last two times it collapsed, nobody benefitted. Those that benefitted didn’t pay back because it collapsed. So how are we sure this one will survive?” - ASUU President.
ASUU NIGERIA
06 Dec, 20:46
“Our issue with NELFUND is that in a country like Nigeria, it should be grants; and not a loan.
“All the universities are increasing their fees now; jerking up their fees so that the students will borrow more loans from this NELFUND, encumbering the children of the poor.
“In my university, in my department, I now have less than 10 students in the department, many have dropped out. Apart from some of these big courses like Medicine, Law and what have you, students are dropping out. The children of the poor are dropping out,” - ASUU President.
“All the universities are increasing their fees now; jerking up their fees so that the students will borrow more loans from this NELFUND, encumbering the children of the poor.
“In my university, in my department, I now have less than 10 students in the department, many have dropped out. Apart from some of these big courses like Medicine, Law and what have you, students are dropping out. The children of the poor are dropping out,” - ASUU President.
ASUU NIGERIA
06 Dec, 20:41
We are against student loan, it should be grants and not loan – ASUU.
ASUU
23 Oct, 14:15
“With the current economic realities, even the wage award and palliative cannot replace the renegotiated agreement which was reached following the time-tried and honored principle of Collective Bargaining.
“Presently, it is difficult for any University worker to tell his/her exact salary as it fluctuates every month while third-party deductions are withheld or released haphazardly with impunity and amputations.
“It is obvious this government is not interested in resolving lingering issues with our Union that is why like previous governments, its engagements with us are characterized by bottlenecks of bureaucracy, time-buying, documentation denial, lack of budgetary provisions rather compounding and complicating the already unpleasant relationship.
We hereby encourage members that though the road is rough, victory is assured because there is no going back.“
“Presently, it is difficult for any University worker to tell his/her exact salary as it fluctuates every month while third-party deductions are withheld or released haphazardly with impunity and amputations.
“It is obvious this government is not interested in resolving lingering issues with our Union that is why like previous governments, its engagements with us are characterized by bottlenecks of bureaucracy, time-buying, documentation denial, lack of budgetary provisions rather compounding and complicating the already unpleasant relationship.
We hereby encourage members that though the road is rough, victory is assured because there is no going back.“
ASUU
03 Oct, 07:33
As you are aware, in a letter dated 20th August 2024, the Union gave Government a 21-day ultimatum for the resolution of all the issues in contention since 2009.
“We categorically want to inform you that nothing tangible has changed safe for meetings and more meetings for which government agents were more concerned with receiving allowances for convening such meetings from tax-payers money and the funds that our Government claims it does not have.
“We categorically want to inform you that nothing tangible has changed safe for meetings and more meetings for which government agents were more concerned with receiving allowances for convening such meetings from tax-payers money and the funds that our Government claims it does not have.
ASUU
03 Oct, 07:31
The Union calls on those in authority as well as their agents to seize this window so as to forestall the looming crisis.
“With a feeling of indignation, we regret to bore you with the cry of anger, frustration, and unfulfilled promises that have tirelessly bedeviled our struggle and have been front-burnt for several years - ASUU
“With a feeling of indignation, we regret to bore you with the cry of anger, frustration, and unfulfilled promises that have tirelessly bedeviled our struggle and have been front-burnt for several years - ASUU
ASUU
02 Oct, 10:09
Our Union will withdraw services and should not be held responsible for the breakdown in industrial harmony which will arise as a result of the government’s insensitivity, insincerity, indifference, and time-buying tactics - ASUU
ASUU
29 Sep, 22:36
ASUU’s key demands are:
Payment of withheld salaries for staff on sabbatical, part-time, and adjunct appointments affected by the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
The release of third-party deductions, including check-off dues and cooperative contributions.
Funding for the revitalization of public universities, as partly captured in the 2023 Federal Government Budget.
The payment of Earned Academic Allowances.
Addressing the proliferation of universities by federal and state governments.
Implementing the recommendations of visitation panels to universities.
Reversing the illegal dissolution of Governing Councils.
Adopting the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) as a replacement for the controversial IPPIS system.
Payment of withheld salaries for staff on sabbatical, part-time, and adjunct appointments affected by the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
The release of third-party deductions, including check-off dues and cooperative contributions.
Funding for the revitalization of public universities, as partly captured in the 2023 Federal Government Budget.
The payment of Earned Academic Allowances.
Addressing the proliferation of universities by federal and state governments.
Implementing the recommendations of visitation panels to universities.
Reversing the illegal dissolution of Governing Councils.
Adopting the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) as a replacement for the controversial IPPIS system.
ASUU
25 Sep, 13:48
ICYMI - The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Imo State University chapter, on friday(Last week) embarked on an indefinite strike to press home their demands which remains unresolved till date.
*ICYMI - In case you missed it.
*ICYMI - In case you missed it.
ASUU
25 Sep, 13:45
The union issues a 14-Day strike ultimatum to the Federal Government over unresolved issues - ASUU.
ASUU
09 Sep, 19:00
Resolution from today’s emergency meeting of the NLC following Joe Ajaero's arrest:
- The NLC demands the immediate and unconditional release of Comrade Joe Ajaero before 12 midnight today.
- The NLC also demands the immediate reversal of the current hike in the price of petrol to N617/Litre.
- The NLC places all its affiliates, State Councils, Civil society allies, and the Nigerian populace on red alert.
- The NLC summons an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) by 9:00 AM tomorrow, the 10th day of September, 2024
@NLCHeadquarters
- The NLC demands the immediate and unconditional release of Comrade Joe Ajaero before 12 midnight today.
- The NLC also demands the immediate reversal of the current hike in the price of petrol to N617/Litre.
- The NLC places all its affiliates, State Councils, Civil society allies, and the Nigerian populace on red alert.
- The NLC summons an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) by 9:00 AM tomorrow, the 10th day of September, 2024
@NLCHeadquarters
ASUU
30 Aug, 20:14
On whether ASUU would press ahead with strike if no agreement was reached by September 6;
“As a union, our leadership doesn’t decide for our members. Whatever we get by September 6th will be communicated to our members and they will decide on what to do next -ASUU.
“As a union, our leadership doesn’t decide for our members. Whatever we get by September 6th will be communicated to our members and they will decide on what to do next -ASUU.
ASUU
30 Aug, 20:04
Currently, the funds(allocated to TETFund) are not being used effectively. Many campus projects from as far back as 2014 and 2015 remain incomplete.
I appeal to the Minister and board members to assess how the funds have been used.”
I appeal to the Minister and board members to assess how the funds have been used.”
ASUU
30 Aug, 19:58
“I also want to emphasise that the only thing still keeping us afloat as a university system is TETFund, which is a product of our struggle.
“So, my advice is to use this money wisely for the benefit of future generations. Properly managed, TETFund resources can address many problems - ASUU President.
“So, my advice is to use this money wisely for the benefit of future generations. Properly managed, TETFund resources can address many problems - ASUU President.
ASUU
30 Aug, 19:57
ASUU President on inauguration of the TETFund Board of Trustees (BOT) and the Governing Councils;
“My prayer is that this council will contribute to transforming our educational system. When we were at the university, we had people from other countries in the same hostel and classrooms, with lecturers from around the world.
Today, the situation is so dire that 90% of the lecturers in a typical university are from the same state.
“My prayer is that this council will contribute to transforming our educational system. When we were at the university, we had people from other countries in the same hostel and classrooms, with lecturers from around the world.
Today, the situation is so dire that 90% of the lecturers in a typical university are from the same state.
ASUU
27 Aug, 10:14
Update - The meeting between the federal government and ASUU earlier scheduled on monday has been postponed to a later date.
ASUU
20 Aug, 12:51
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a twenty-one day strike notice to the Federal Government over unmet demands, including the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement and funding for the revitalization of public universities.
ASUU
14 Aug, 12:50
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