Education

We Have Addressed Most Of ASUU’s Demands – FG

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3 years ago

Mar 4, 2022.

One of ASUU’s bone of contention is the non-payment of university revitalisation funds, which amounts to about ₦1.1 trillion
Ngige maintained that the Federal Government doesn’t have the money to pay such an amount…

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said that the Federal Government has dealt with most of the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

ASUU, which is currently on a one-month strike, are seeking improved welfare, revitalisation of public universities and academic autonomy among other demands.

“A lot of them have been dealt with after our meeting in October last year,” Ngige said during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

“That’s why I said I was shocked they went on strike.

“The only place where they have a point to hold onto and do their strike is on the issue of renegotiation of 2009 – conditions of service, because their conditions of service was supposed to be reviewed.”

The Minister noted that the academics have produced an interim report on conditions of service which was rejected by the National Salaries, Incomes & Wages Commission (NSIWC).

“Because the things they have in there, in terms of allowances, were contrary to existing extant financial regulations,” he said.

Ngige said he was hopeful the academics will call of their strike soon so that students can return to the classroom.

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