The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is reported to have concluded plans to take the Federal Government to court over the withheld 8 months' ...
Government should pay money to all workers of the University unions. The government has no justification to withhold our money they should do the needful. - “Withholding the money dealt serious blows to the members of the university community, especially SSANU. - “That (the payment) will form the legal basis for the government to now pay ASUU. One of the legal ways to protest was to go on strike. We have told the government to passionately look at the situation in the country.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities may drag the Federal Government over its members' eight months' withheld salaries, The PUNCH has learnt.
Government should pay money to all workers of the University unions. The government has no justification to withhold our money they should do the needful. “Withholding the money dealt serious blows to the members of the university community, especially SSANU. One of the legal ways to protest was to go on strike. “That (the payment) will form the legal basis for the government to now pay ASUU. We have told the government to passionately look at the situation in the country.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is considering legal action against the federal government over.
So, we are waiting for that to happen,” he said. Amid the face-off, the federal government announced plans to pay the withheld salaries of lecturers under Congress of University Academics (CONUA) — a breakaway faction of ASUU. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is considering legal action against the federal government over the withheld salaries of its members.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is considering legal action against the Federal Government over the withheld eight-month salaries of its.
Our members are just being patient, at the appropriate time we will know what to do.” When you go around all universities now, our members are busy trying to see how they can make up for the past. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the government cannot pay some union members and ignore others.
However, both the education, and labour and employment ministries denied acknowledgement of the payment plans.
Good journalism costs a lot of money. It’s a process and we are walking through it,” he added. “I can confirm that CONUA received a letter asking to submit a list of its members,” he said in a reply to our reporter. However, following a November 2022 letter to the government on the payment of CONUA members’ withheld salaries, the government has replied to CONUA requesting the details of its members for the payment of their salaries, CONUA’s National Coordinator, ‘Niyi Sunmonu, told our reporter on Monday. But CONUA, a newly registered faction of ASUU, has continued to insist it was not party to the strike by its rival union, and that it could only not continue teaching because the universities were shut by the management. [Congress of Nigerian University Academics](https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/569280-conua-to-seek-legal-redress-over-non-payment-of-withheld-salaries.html) (CONUA) has confirmed moves by the Nigerian government to pay its members’ withheld salaries.
The Federal Government and the breakaway faction of ASUU, Congress of University Academics (CONUA) are currently in a closed-door meeting.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has presented certificates of registration to the Congress of University Academics (CONUA) and National.
The development led to another round of disagreements between both stakeholders. “Prior to 2020 CONUA had approached the Ministry complaining of lack of democracy, and transparency in the leadership of ASUU, especially in rendering proper account of their check-up dues remitted from the government. Ngige also noted that the alleged lack of democracy, transparency and failure to render a proper account of check-off dues by ASUU culminated in grievances that spurred the Federal Government to consider the registration of CONUA.
*Says FG fighting it with CONUA, NAMDA registration. By Joseph Erunke,ABUJA. The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof.
We don’t want to make so much noise because we are already in court with the minister, we are in court on the case of registration of those unions. “Well, we are not aware of the existence or presentation of operational certificates to the illegal groups. The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof.
The federal government is set to pay the withheld salaries of lecturers under Congress of University Academics, a breakaway faction of ASUU.
He added that the development followed CONUA’s letter to the accountant general’s office in November 2022, seeking the payment of the withheld salaries of its members. In the letter, Wali asked Sunmonu to provide a list of CONUA members and their details to the accountant-general’s office to facilitate payment of the withheld salaries. The federal government is set to pay the withheld salaries of lecturers under the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), a breakaway faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The Nigerian government and the factional union of university lecturers, the Congress of University Academics (CONUA) are reportedly currently in a ...
In November 2022, CONUA wrote to the Nigerian government to demand the payment of its members’ withheld salaries as the government withheld the salaries of university lecturers following the eight months’ strike embarked upon by the members of ASUU. The directive was made known in a letter dated January 13, 2023, and signed by the Director of Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System Department, Charles Wali. According to Daily Trust, the agenda of the meeting was not disclosed but it was gathered that the government and the union were deliberating on the payment of the eight months’ salaries withheld sequel to the industrial action embarked upon by the members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) between February 14 and October 18, 2022.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may drag the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government over its members' eight months' withheld ...
Government should pay money to all workers of the University unions. The government has no justification to withhold our money they should do the needful.” “Withholding the money dealt serious blows to the members of the university community, especially SSANU. One of the legal ways to protest was to go on strike. “That (the payment) will form the legal basis for the government to now pay ASUU. We went on strike because the government failed to follow through on all of the agreements we made with them 12 years ago.