Congress of Nigerian University Academics

Congress of Nigerian University AcademicsAbbreviation| CONUA

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Formation| October 4, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-10-04)
Headquarters| Osun State
Location|

* Nigeria

Membership| Congress of Nigerian University Academics

Official language

| English
Leader| Niyi Sunmonu

Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) is a secession of Academic Staff Union of Universities.[1][2][3][4] The union is led by Niyi Sunmonu from Obafemi Awolowo University. It was established in 2018 and was not certified until October 2022 by the Minister of Labour and Employment Senator Chris Ngige following the failure of the Federal Government of Nigeria and Academic Staff Union of Universities to reach a conclusion that can put an end to the thirty three weeks labour strike that started in February 2022[5][6][7][8]

## Founding Members

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The founding members of CONUA are from five universities which are;[1]

* Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU),
* Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma
*   *   *   *   * Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE);
* Federal University, Lokoja (FUL) and
* Kwara State University (KWASU), Molete

## References

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1. ^ a b "Led by OAU lecturer , 'not anti-government'... what to know about ASUU's rival union". TheCable. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
2. ^ "BREAKING: FG to present certificate of registration to breakaway ASUU faction CONUA". The Nation Newspaper. 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
3. ^ "ASUU: Axe dangles as FG presents certificate of registration to rival CONUA". Vanguard News. 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
4. ^ Suleiman, Qosim (2022-10-04). "In bid to break ASUU, Nigerian govt registers two new academic unions". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
5. ^ tvcnewsng (2022-10-04). "FG issues certificate of recognition to ASUU rival, CONUA -". TVC News. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
6. ^ "FG Breaks ASUU's Rank, Registers Two Academic Unions | Channels Television". www.channelstv.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
7. ^ "FG Registers Two New University Unions in Bid to Split ASUU – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
8. ^ "FG approves ASUU faction, CONUA, as academic union". Punch Newspapers. 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-10-06.