The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has cautioned against the scrapping of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), saying such a move would be inimical to the growth of tertiary education in the country. ASUU, in a statement on Tuesday by its national chairman, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, said the federal government plans to replace … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the National Assembly (NASS) to protect the Tertiary Education Trust (TETFUND) from being abrogated under the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of ASUU, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Osodeke said that the proposed bill was worrisome and also … Read more
The Police Command in Benue has arrested Dr Tersagh Ichor, a lecturer with Joseph Saawuan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM), for allegedly masterminding the kidnap of Mrs Susan Anyagh. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Sewuese Anene, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Makurdi. According to the PPRO, Mrs Anyagh, who … Read more
The students of Taraba State University (TSU) Jalingo have suspended their planned peaceful demonstration against strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), giving the state government until Friday to resolve the crisis. The National Union of Taraba State Students (NUTASS) President, Aliyu Sulaiman on Tuesday, while briefing newsmen in Jalingo, called on … Read more
The Lagos State University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged students to disregard statements issued by both the university management and the Students’ Union, which claim that normal activities are ongoing despite the ongoing industrial actions by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union … Read more
The Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned the student loan programme of the federal government disbursed through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. The President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, said the government should increase budgetary provision to the education sector or run a grant for the children of the poor. Professor Osodeke stated this … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned the provision of the Tax Reform Bills that recommended the scrapping of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) The President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, said scrapping TETFund would kill Nigeria’s public education and would keep children of the poor in slavery. Professor Osodeke stated this … Read more