ASUP declared an indefinite strike on Tuesday to demand the implementation of a new salary scheme for polytechnic lecturers.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the union had, on Tuesday, declared an indefinite strike to demand the implementation of a new salary scheme for polytechnic lecturers.
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who gave the promise at a meeting with ASUP executives in Abuja, however, said some of the issues had been resolved.
ASUP President, Anderson Ezeibe, said members of the union had vowed to shut down polytechnics across the nation till the Federal Government meets their demands.
ASUP gave the notice in a communique at the end of its 99th National Executive Council meeting on Friday in Katsina.
Anderson Ezeibe, National President of ASUP, stated this in a letter addressed to the Executive Secretary of the commission and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has said it will shelve its proposed strike to support the fight against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic across the country.
National President of the union, Usman Dutse, made the call at the opening ceremony of the 15th National Delegates Conference of ASUP held at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro in Ogun.
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has hinted that the body was considering the enrolment of its members into the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System to promote industrial peace and harmony.
ASUP issued the ultimatum during its National Executive Council meeting at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra on Thursday.
The Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State has told the institution’s chapter of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic to approach anti-graft agencies concerning its allegations against the school management.
Four kidnapped leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics at the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, regained freedom in the late hours of Saturday.
The ASUP Chairman, Masopa Nurudeen, who said this at a press conference after the union congress on Saturday in Ede, said the union would withdraw its services by midnight of September 10.
The decision was reached at the end of the union’s regular congress convened to discuss the Part-Time issues in the college on Friday.
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, Yaba College of Technology on Monday withdrew its services from all the part-time programmes in the college.
Nureni Yekini, ASUP Chairman in the college, made the decision of his members known at a news conference in the college, following the directive of the national body.
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics on Wednesday lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Polytechnic Act Amendment Bill into law.
The management of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, on Tuesday closed down the school.
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics on Wednesday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Polytechnic Act (Amendment) Bill to address many challenges confronting the sector.
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has threatened to embark on a one week national strike over alleged failure of the Federal Government to implement the agreement it reached with the union recently.