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Published 9 June 2021
Published 9 June 2021
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics on Wednesday announced the suspension of its strike.
The union’s National Secretary, Abdullahi Yalwa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Suspension of the national strike of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics.’
Yalwa said the union decided to suspend the strike based on the fact the government has started the gradual implementation of the items contained in the Memorandum of Action they signed.
Recall that ASUP had, in a nine-point demand, requested among others, implementation of new salary scheme, revitalisation of polytechnics, the inauguration of the national commission for polytechnics, implementation of new national minimum wage and payment of arrears.
The Kaduna Polytechnic Alumni Association has appealed to the leadership and members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics to call off its ongoing
A permanent secretary in the Borno state civil service, Mairo Bunu-Lawan, has called for the return of the Convocation Representative in the University of Maiduguri Governing Council. For the past 10 years, two successive Governing Councils of the university have existed without a seat for the Convocation Rep. Convocation is the body that represents all […]
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Views: Visits 11 By Adesina Wahab Two weeks after the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, reached an agreement with the government on certain issues that may lead to the suspension of the union’s ongoing strike, the Federal Government is yet to do its own part of the bargain, that is release the sum of N19 billion to offset some arrears. With the development, the national leadership of the union has said the strike, which started on April 6, this year, is continuing. Speaking in a chat with our correspodent on Sunday, the National President of ASUP, Comrade Anderson Ezeibe, said calling off the strike rests solely on the government doing the needful .