Asuu news update 2018

Here are some notable news updates from the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in 2018:

January 2018:

• ASUU embarked on a nationwide strike on January 14, 2018, over the federal government's failure to implement the 2009 agreement and the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the union and the government. The strike lasted for eight months.
• The union demanded the implementation of the N1.1 trillion revitalization fund for universities, the payment of earned academic allowances, and the release of the White Paper on the Visitation Panels to universities.

March 2018:

• The federal government and ASUU reached a tentative agreement to end the strike, but the union rejected the offer, citing that it did not meet their demands.
• The government offered to pay N20 billion as a token of its commitment to implementing the agreements, but ASUU insisted that the government must first release the N1.1 trillion revitalization fund.

May 2018:

• The National Executive Council (NEC) of ASUU met and decided to extend the strike by another four weeks, citing the government's failure to implement the agreements.
• The union also accused the government of trying to divide them by offering some universities a partial implementation of the agreements.

July 2018:

• The federal government and ASUU finally reached a new agreement to end the strike. The government agreed to release N20 billion as a token of its commitment to implementing the agreements.
• The union also agreed to suspend the strike, but warned that it would resume if the government failed to implement the agreements.

August 2018:

• The federal government released N20 billion to universities as part of its commitment to implementing the agreements with ASUU.
• The union also received a letter from the government indicating its intention to release the N1.1 trillion revitalization fund for universities.

September 2018:

• ASUU announced that it would resume its strike if the government failed to release the N1.1 trillion revitalization fund for universities by October 2018.
• The union also accused the government of trying to renege on its agreement to implement the agreements.

October 2018:

• The federal government released N25 billion to universities as part of its commitment to implementing the agreements with ASUU.
• The union also received a letter from the government indicating its intention to release the N1.1 trillion revitalization fund for universities.

November 2018:

• ASUU announced that it would not resume its strike, citing the government's commitment to implementing the agreements.
• The union also commended the government for releasing the N25 billion to universities.

December 2018:

• The federal government released the N1.1 trillion revitalization fund for universities, as agreed with ASUU.
• The union also received a letter from the government indicating its intention to implement the agreements.

Overall, 2018 was a significant year for ASUU, with the union embarking on a nationwide strike and eventually reaching an agreement with the federal government to implement the agreements.