ASUU strike news

2022 - 9 - 23

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ASUU files 14 grounds of appeal against FG (Vanguard)

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has approached the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, asking it to set aside the ...

Femi Falana, SAN, equally applied for a stay of execution of the judgement. It will be recalled that the NIC had in a judgement that was delivered last Wednesday by Justice Polycarp Hamman, ordered the striking varsity lecturers to return to the classroom, pending the determination of a suit the Federal Government filed to query the legality of their strike action. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has approached the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, asking it to set aside the judgement of the National Industrial Court, NIC, that ordered to call off its over seven-month old strike action.

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ASUU Strike Can End Today, But FG Is Not Ready – Falana (CHANNELS TELEVISION)

Human rights activist, Femi Falana, has stated that the ongoing industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities can be resolved immediately, ...

“Because the NIC under the current labour law regime in Nigeria is an appellate chamber of the AIP. “The court so found that this is a trade dispute and that there was no reference to the IAP, but the court in its wisdom decided to intervene, and the only way you can show your dissatisfaction is to approach the appeal court which ASUU has decided to do.” “This is the first time in the history of that court that we have been told that the minister can refer a case to the national industrial court without going through the Industrial Arbitration Panel (IAP).”

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Strike: Obey court ruling before you appeal, Ngige tells ASUU (TheCable)

Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, has asked ASUU to obey the court ruling directing lecturers to call of their ongoing strike.

You heard Mr President say to the committee of pro-chancellors when they visited him, that he would do consultation as per the two requests on putting an icing on the cake on the government’s offer to ASUU members and the issue of resettlement fund to cushion the effect of the ‘no work, no pay’ situation they found themselves in. “So, we expect them to get back to the classrooms, but that doesn’t foreclose negotiations. “I am not ASUU, but the maximum in law is that when there is a court judgment or ruling or order, you must first obey.

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Strike: ASUU files 14 grounds of appeal against FG (Internatinal Centre For Investigative Reporting)

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) today filed an appeal challenging Wednesday's ruling of the National Industrial Court ordering the Academic ...

[ an agreement](https://www.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2013/10/FGN.ASUU-INITIALED-AGREEMENT-JAN.-2009.pdf) the Federal Government signed with it in 2009, funding for infrastructure and research in the universities, among other demands, namely: [2009 agreement](https://www.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2013/10/FGN.ASUU-INITIALED-AGREEMENT-JAN.-2009.pdf) it had with the Federal Government, which it said the government must implement. [ordering](https://www.icirnigeria.org/court-orders-asuu-to-call-off-strike/) the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend its seven-month-old strike and return to work. [deployed military tanks and gun-wielding security forces ](https://www.icirnigeria.org/asuu-strike-heavily-armed-security-agents-take-over-abuja-streets-thwart-nans-protest/)to major streets in the nation’s capital to prevent the protest NANS had scheduled for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. ASUU is seeking two reliefs, namely leave to file the appeal pursuant to Section 243 of the Nigerian constitution that requires the party to seek a leave of court to appeal the judgment or ruling of the National Industrial Court (NIC), and a stay of execution of the orders of the court, pending the hearing and determination of the appeal. THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) today filed an appeal challenging Wednesday’s ruling of the National Industrial Court

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Obey the court's order, end the strike, and resume classes - Expert ... (Pulse Nigeria)

Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, a human resource expert, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to obey the judgment of the National ...

According to him, government should also direct for the immediate payment of outstanding salaries of ASUU members for them to resume academic activities. He called on the Federal Government not to proceed further on the suit filed in the National Industrial Court but to withdraw the case. Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, a human resource expert, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to obey the judgment of the National Industrial Court.

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National Industrial Court lacks power to rule on ASUU strike: Falana (Peoples Gazette)

Femi Falana, ASUU's lawyer, has faulted the National Industrial Court's order that striking lecturers return to work, citing the violation of due process.

“We made clear to the court and submitted more than six cases where the same court as warned the minister consistently that you cannot come here without originating your case in the IAP if it relates to trade disputes,” Mr Falana explained. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages. He added, “Because the NIC under the current labour law regime in Nigeria is an appellate chamber of the IAP. It is only when individuals are sacked that you want to challenge your employer or there are intra or inter-union disputes that you approach the National Industrial Court.” [Anti-Corruption](https://gazettengr.com/hushpuppi-kenyan-court-orders-extradition-of-abba-kyari-co-conspirator-imran-juma-to-u-s/) [Hushpuppi: Kenyan court orders extradition of Abba Kyari co-conspirator Imran Juma to U.S.](https://gazettengr.com/hushpuppi-kenyan-court-orders-extradition-of-abba-kyari-co-conspirator-imran-juma-to-u-s/) “This is the first time in the history of that court that we have been told that the minister can refer a case to the National Industrial Court without going through the Industrial Arbitration Panel (IAP),” Mr Falana stressed.

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ASUU Appeals Industrial Court Verdit Against Strike Action (Leadership Newspaper)

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has filed an appeal to challenge the ruling of Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court ...

He deponent stated that he had the consent of ASUU to swear on oath. Ameh further stated in the affidavit that he was informed that the said ruling affects the fundamental and other legal rights of ASUU and its members. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has filed an appeal to challenge the ruling of Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court (NIC) Abuja, which ordered the lecturers to return to classrooms.

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ASUU strike: Obey court ruling first – FG tells lecturers (Daily Post Nigeria)

The federal government has told the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to obey the National Industrial Court ruling and call off its seven-month.

“So, President will look at it, the House of Reps are stakeholders, Ministers we are not only stakeholders, we are advisers to Mr. You heard Mr President said to the committee of Pro-Chancellors when they visited him, that he would do consultation as per the two request on putting an icing on the cake on the government offer to ASUU members and the issue of resettlement fund to cushion the effect of the “no work no pay” situation they found themselves in. The qualifying thing is that no matter how bad and no matter how you disagree with it, you first obey.

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ASUU Strike: Between court ruling and search for amicable resolution (Guardian)

Three days ago, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend its seven months.

“Besides, both parties must come to the negotiating table with the intention of solving problems and not winning arguments. Additionally, it should deploy the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) as the payment platform in the university system in line with the directives of the president. Current industrial action in our public universities started on February 14, 2022, when ASUU commenced a two-week warning strike over the non-implementation of agreements reached between the government and the union. The back-and-forth posture adopted by the government over the strike further portends its insincerity of purpose and action to resolve and end the protracted strike. “Conversely, the series of a parley between government and ASUU had ended in a logjam. “To attempt this, the government will have to amend the relevant chapter of the constitution, which in Section 40 guarantees the right to form or belong to a political party or trade union. Going forward, the government should show the sincerity of purpose to meet their demands. And we want to state categorically that the court cannot force members of ASUU back to lecture theatres.” “As it stands today, we maintain that the court has not resolved the problem and we reject the ruling in its entirety. He claimed that the ministry never invited ASUU for a meeting on how to end the strike, instead, the union was threatened with a provocative ‘no-work-no-pay’ policy. ASUU’s lawyer had argued that the affidavit filed by Ikechukwu Wamba, a legal officer in the Ministry of Labour and Employment in support of the application should not be admitted as the deponent was neither a member of the university community nor part of any meeting held with the union. Emmanuel Osodeke, as saying: “Our lawyer is filing an appeal and stay of execution of the judgment.”

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