ASUU STRIKE AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE NIGERIAN TERTIARY EDUCATION
ASUU STRIKE AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON NIGERIAN TERTIARY EDUCATION By Emmanuel Obioma Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) is a Non-Governmental Organization comprising of all academic staff of all government owned universities, federal and state. Established as a replacement for Nigerian Association of University Teachers (NAUT) in the year 1978, ASUU was founded to protect the interest of all its members spread across the country. Due to some unmet demands by the union, ASUU and the Federal Government of Nigeria are always in conflict over funding of the Nigerian universities, better working conditions, university autonomy, among other ASUU demands. Over the years, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have embarked on strike actions for various reasons such as under-funding of universities, poor physical working conditions, poor remuneration, delay in payment of salaries and allowance etc. Since 1999, Nigerian universities have bee...