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Why we embarked on one-week warning strike – ASUP reveals
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, on Monday began a nationwide seven-day strike over shortfall in payment of salaries and allowances among other demands.
Usman Dutse, National President of the union told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on telephone in Lagos that the warning strike would end on February 6.
According to him, the strike will affect all federal and state-owned polytechnics and colleges of technology.
“We have issued a circular directing all our members to down tools from 12.00 noon today (Monday).
“For about a year now, we have been receiving a fraction of our salary due to a cut from the budget office.
“Also, our allowances were withdrawn due to the shortfall; non-implementation of the NEEDS assessment conducted some years back.
“There are also issues of interference from the governing councils of some institutions and victimisation of our members.
“Some states like Osun, Oyo and Edo have not paid salaries for several months.
“There are also issues of establishment of Polytechnic Commission and HND/B.Sc dichotomy,’’ Dutse said.
He said that after the warning strike, the union would hold a National Executive Council meeting to decide the next line of action.
Adeyemi Aromolaran, ASUP Chairman, Yaba College of Technology chapter, Lagos, also confirmed the chapter’s readiness to comply with the directive on the national strike.
Aromolaran told NAN that the chapter would begin the strike after its congress.
“Yes, we have been directed to commence a one-week strike by our national body.
“We are holding a congress now to deliberate on the issue and we are ready to comply with the directive.
“We will direct all our members to down tools with immediate effect.
“The strike is very important following recent developments in the polytechnic sector,’’ he said.
Meanwhile lecturers of the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH, Ikorodu Chapter, complied with the strike directive.
Uthman Olayinka, General Secretary, ASUP, LASPOTECH chapter, told NAN that the strike began at noon as directed.
Mr. Olayinka said the strike was total and comprehensive as “all lecturers are expected not to lecture or participate in any academic activity until the strike elapses’’.
He said that the union had informed the management of the action and also sent a letter of notification to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State.
“A committee on strike compliance has been set up in all the schools in the institution to ensure effective compliance to the strike by the union members,” he said.
Despite the national directive, some polytechnic chapters of ASUP like the Kaduna Polytechnic have said they will not join the strike.
Prof Lawan Bala Buratai Appointed Vice Chancellor of Nigerian Army University Biu After Rigorous Selection
In a significant leadership transition at one of Nigeria’s foremost military-civilian academic institutions, Professor Lawan Bala Buratai has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB).
The appointment was announced following an intensive and merit-based selection process conducted by the Governing Council of NAUB at the Armed Forces Officers Mess and Suites, Asokoro, Abuja. The Council, under the chairmanship of Dr. Awwal Moriki, concluded its deliberations and formally presented the letter of appointment to Prof Buratai in a brief but momentous ceremony.
Dr. Moriki, while congratulating the new helmsman, described the selection as the culmination of a transparent and rigorous process aimed at identifying a visionary academic leader who embodies the university’s core values of excellence, discipline, and innovation.
With this appointment, Prof Buratai succeeds Professor Kyari Mohammed, whose single five-year tenure is widely credited with laying a strong foundation for the university’s academic and structural growth.
The Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB) was established in 2018 as a unique public institution owned by the Nigerian Army and designed to serve both military personnel and civilians. Located in Biu, Borno State, the university was conceived as a strategic response to the security and developmental challenges facing Nigeria and the wider Sahel region.
NAUB is focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, defense studies, and technology-driven research. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in diverse fields ranging from engineering and environmental sciences to social sciences, computing, and military history.
What sets NAUB apart is its civil-military partnership model, which aims to foster mutual understanding and collaboration between Nigeria’s armed forces and the general populace. The university plays a key role in developing indigenous solutions to security challenges while also contributing to national capacity building and economic resilience through education.
With increasing national and international recognition, NAUB continues to attract scholars and partnerships across Africa and beyond, committed to transforming it into a world-class institution in security and development research.
Professor Lawan Buratai, a respected scholar and administrator, is expected to lead the university into its next chapter—deepening academic standards, expanding infrastructure, and strengthening NAUB’s role in national transformation.
His appointment signals a continuity of vision with a renewed focus on excellence, innovation, and service to the nation.
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