ASUU breaking news, today 22nd of november, 2016

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has instructed its members nationwide to commence a one-month additional warning effect strike to begin from Wednesday, November 23 to protest the non-implementation of its 2009 agreement with the Federal Government.
The union stated that the strike action will be “total and comprehensive”, adding that there would be no teaching, examinations and attendance of meetings in any of its branches while the strike lasted.
Reports also noted that the union would be going on strike over part payment of salaries, non-payment of subventions and the inability of the Federal Government to provide funds for the revitalisation of public varsities, among other reasons.
The National President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, while unfolding the plans for the protest, at a press conference after its emergency National Executive Council meeting in Abuja, on Monday, said several efforts to get the government to respect the terms of their agreement has proved abortive.
This failure puts ASUU leadership in a severe difficulty responding to enquiries from members of the union about the state of affairs in our engagement with the Federal Government. Following a nationwide consultation with our members, the NEC of ASUU rose from its meeting on Sunday, November 20 with a resolution to embark on a one- week warning strike starting from Wednesday November 23 2016.

ASUU breaking news

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday failed to reach final agreement on issues surrounding the threat by the union to call an all-out strike.

The union had on Wednesday embarked on a warning strike following the failure of the government to implement an agreement reached between the two parties in 2009.

The Senate, at a plenary on Tuesday authorised it’s President to intervene and avert possible worsening of the situation.

However, at Monday’s meeting called by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETfund the two sides failed to agree on the issue of “earned allowance “for lecturers.

This forced the committee to adjourn the peace meeting indefinitely to allow for more consultationso.

The meeting, chaired by Sen. Jibrin Barau (APC-Kano), was attended by the national leadership of ASUU led by its National  President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed; and the Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs. Ahonu-Amazu, among others.

Briefing journalists after the meeting, Sen. Barau, who is chairman of the Committee  said the meeting agreed on all issues at stake except the one on ‘earned allowance’.

However, ASUU president declined comment as the union’s delegation to the meeting quietly walked away without talking to journalists.(NAN)