ESUT lecturers suspend strike

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) have suspended their two-week warning strike after reaching an agreement with the Enugu State Government to increase the university’s monthly subvention to ₦276 million. The ASUU-ESUT announced the suspension of the strike in a communiqué issued…

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Lecturers Shut Enugu Federal College, Begin Two-Week Strike Over Provost’s ‘Refusal’ To Address Grievances

Academic activities at the Federal College of Education (FCE), Eha-Amufu in Enugu State are set to ground to a complete halt following a declaration of a two-week warning strike by the institution’s chapter of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU). The lecturers’ union declared the industrial action on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, following…

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Leaked Memo: Tinubu Govt Directs Universities To Fund Lecturers’ Allowances Through Internal Revenue, Sparks Tuition Hike Fears

The Nigerian government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed public universities across the country to begin funding lecturers’ allowances through internally generated revenue (IGR), a move that could trigger fresh tuition increases nationwide, SaharaReporters has learnt. This is according to an internal memo obtained by SaharaReporters from Modibbo Adama University, Yola, which revealed that…

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ASUU Lagos Zone Marks Day Of Solidarity, Calls On LASU Management To Reinstate Sacked Lecturers – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

1 As the Lagos Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) joined other zones to mark the 2025 ASUU Day of Solidarity nationwide, the union has called on the management of the Lagos State University (LASU) to implement the directive of the Governing Council of the  institution by reinstating the LASU-Five. Adesola Nassir,…

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Kano varsity lecturers demand ABU VC’s removal, reject new appointment

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano (YUMSFUEK) branch, has demanded the immediate removal of the Chairman, Governing Council of the institution, Professor Ahmad Adamu. The university lecturers argued that the dual role of Professor Adamu, who currently serves as Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,…

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LASUSTECH Fires Three Lecturers Over S3xual Harassment

Three academic staff of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology, LASUSTECH, have been dismissed by the institution over confirmed cases of s3xual harassment. Those affected include Nurudeen Hassan of the Mass Communication Department, Kareem Arigbabu and Olayinka Uthman from the Department of Arts and Design. Their dismissal followed a thorough investigation and subsequent deliberations…

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OAUTH: Clinical Lecturers to Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid CONMESS Salaries

Clinical lecturers at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ile-Ife, will begin an indefinite strike on Monday, 3 February 2025. The decision follows a directive from the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) South-West zone. The association said the action became necessary after Vice-Chancellors of three regional federal universities failed to place clinical…

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Why some lecturers teach in two universities

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has explained why it rejected two federal government payment platforms and insisted on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), which it created as an alternative. The union’s president also explained why some lecturers sometimes teach in two universities. ASUU had rejected the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information…

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