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The Academic Staff Union of Universities has decided to roll over the six-month old strike that commenced on Monday, February 14th 2022 after series of Stormy discussion.  This decision was taken after the National Executive Council meeting at their headquarters at the University of Abuja on Monday morning.   The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASSU,  is set to continue its struggle. The industrial action has entered it's 196th day todaqy ( Monday, 29th of August, 2022).

NUC LISTS 58 ILLEGAL UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA   Eagle News Gists reports that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has made a list of 58 universities operating illegally in the country. In a statement made available on its official website, the commission also disclosed that it was investigating eight other universities for running illegal degree programs. NUC LISTS 58 FAKE UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA (FULL LIST) 1. University of Accountancy and Management Studies, operating anywhere in Nigeria. 2. Christians of Charity American University of Science and Technology, Nkpor, Anambra State or any of its other campuses. 3. University of Industry, Yaba, Lagos or any of its other campuses. 4. University of Applied Sciences and Management, Port Novo, Republic of Benin or any of its other campuses in Nigeria. 5. Blacksmith University, Akwa or any of its other campuses. 6. Volta University College, HO, Volta Region, Ghana or any of its other campuses in Nigeria. 7. Ro...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged its chapters across the country to make it known to members of the public, the situation between the union and the Federal Government. This is as it declared Monday, February 7, 2022, as a lecture-free day in a bid to enhance the sensitisation. The National President of the Union, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent on Saturday evening. According to some sources, President Muhammadu Buhari had pledge the commitment of his administration to fulfilling the agreement with the union few days before the union declared the warning strike. President Muhammadu Buhari made the promise when members of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council visited him to discuss the lingering issues. While making the pledge, Buhari pleaded with the union to exercise patience and consider current economic realities. The last national strike by ASUU was in March 2020 and it lasted till Decem...

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has said that lectures are ongoing on the university campus despite the strike embarked upon by some lecturers. The PUNCH had reported that Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife branch of the Academic Staff Union declared an indefinite strike following the non-payment of Earned Academic Allowance to its members on Monday. The lecturers complained that all political and diplomatic means to resolve the imbroglio failed. Reacting in a statement on Tuesday, OAU’s spokesperson, Abiodun Olarewaju, in a statement said efforts are made to ensure that the academic calendar of the university isn’t affected. The statement read, “The attention of the Management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has been drawn to a circular issued by a section of the academic staff, ASUU, calling on its members to go on strike, beginning from Monday, 31st January 2022. “The University Management is using this medium to inform the gen...

LIST OF UNIVERSITIES ACCREDITED BY NUC FOR MEDICINE AND SURGERY.          Recently, the NUC (National University commission) accredited two new universities in the 2020/2021 academic session. Candidates are hereby enjoined to spread out to these Newly accredited Medical schools in the 2021/2022  academic session. The Universities which were approved are Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) and Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO).          FULLY ACCREDITED MEDICAL SCHOOLS.  Below are the list of universities fully accredited by NUC and their quotas. 1. College of Health sciences, Abia State University Uturu, Abia State.                                     75 2.College of Health sciences, University of Uyo, Akawa Ibom.                        ...