Non-Academic Staff Unions Of Nigerian Universities Suspend Warning Strike

The Non-academic staff unions of Nigerian universities comprising National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), Non–Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) on Yesterday suspended its 5-day warning strike.

The suspension of the strike was announced by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the unions in a communiqué jointly signed by Mr Sani Suleiman, President (NAAT), Mr Solomon Alfa, Vice-President (SSANU), Mr Peters Adeyemi, General Secretary (NASU), Dr Jamila Suara, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Permanent Secretary in Labour and Employment Ministry, Mr Clement Illoh and read out to newsmen by the Deputy General Secretary of SSANU, Mr Festus Ajayi, at the end of the meeting with the Federal Government.
Ajayi urged the Federal Government to ensure that they do not renege on the 2009 agreement as reaffirmed in the just concluded meeting.
Illoh, who represented the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, commended the unions for their understanding.
it will be recalled that the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the unions declared a five – day warning strike effective from Jan. 16

Breaking: LASU SSANU, NASU Embarks On A 5-Day Warning Strike

The non-academic staff of Lagos State University, LASU has embarked on a five-day warning strike as directed by the Joint Action Committee, JAC, of the unions in the institution to press their demands.
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‎It was learnt that the unions are the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, and the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT.‎

According to the Chairman, SSANU-LASU Chapter, Saheed Oseni, the three unions in the university totally complied with the strike and mentioned that ‎all administrative activities in the institution had been grounded.

He further stated that the strike monitoring team were in place ‎to ensure that all staff fully complied with the action.

He called on the government to do the needful and attend to the issues raised by the unions’ national leaders before the end of the warning strike.

He added that they will wait for the next line of action from their leaders once the warning strike elapses and the government fail to do the needful.

ASUU suspends press conference after bomb blast in Maiduguri

Following the bomb blast that rocked University of Maiduguri, Borno state, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended a press conference it had planned to hold.

The union expressed shock over the incident which claimed several lives, including a professor at the mosque of the University of Maiduguri.

Prof Abiodun Ogunyemi, ASUU national president, on Monday January 16, said the executive council of the union had no option than to suspend the conference until it gets the details of what happened.

The National Executive members of the association had been in Kano for the past four days to discuss issues about Nigerian universities.

The president was expected to address a conference on the outcome of the meeting of the national executive council when he received the news of the unfortunate incident in Maiduguri.

Meanwhile, the University of Maiduguri, has announced the postponement of all examinations originally scheduled to take place on Monday, January 16, following the attack that rocked the institution in the early hours of the day.

The postponement was revealed in a statement signed by the Director, Senate and Academic matters of the university, Filibus Yamta Mshelia.

According to the notice, examinations are however expected to resume on Tuesday, January 17