ASUU ‘wants N1.5tr’ to end
strike
The Senate on Wednesday said that the striking
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) wants
N1.5 trillion to end its ongoing strike.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on
Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, released
the figure in his contribution on a motion urging
the striking lecturers to call off their strike.
The motion sponsored by the Senate Leader,
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, and 106 others is
entitled: “Appeal to Academic Staff Union of
Universities to call off the strike action and return
to work.”
Chukwumerije, who read the controversial 2009
agreement between the Federal Government and
ASUU, said that part of the component of the
agreement on funding stipulated that “all regular
federal universities shall require the sum of N1.5
trillion for the period 2009 to 2011.
He said that ASUU is insisting that the agreement
must be implemented to the latter.
He said the agreement also said that “This money
is to be paid in three installments, 2009 – almost
N500 billion; 2010 – almost N500 billion and 2011 –
almost N506 billion.
Apart from the N1.5 trillion the agreement also
stipulated that “each state university shall require
N3.6 million” while “a minimum of 26 per cent of
the annual budget should be allocated to
education.”
According to him, the agreement also said that
“education should be put on First Line Charge”
while the Education Tax Act should be amended to
its original concept as High Education Fund.”
He noted that the agreement said that “Governing
Council of Universities should access and
effectively utilize from Education Tax Fund funds
for research, training and development of
academic staff.”
Other components of the agreement included
Salary Structure of Academic Staff of Nigerian
universities and earned academic staff
allowances.
The earned academic staff allowances include:
“Post graduate supervision allowances; teaching
practice and industrial allowances; honorarium for

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Beloxxy: ASUU ‘wants N1.5tr’ to end
strike
The Senate on Wednesday said that the striking
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) wants
N1.5 trillion to end its ongoing strike.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on
Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, released
the figure in his contribution on a motion urging
the striking lecturers to call off their strike.
The motion sponsored by the Senate Leader,
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, and 106 others is
entitled: “Appeal to Academic Staff Union of
Universities to call off the strike action and return
to work.”
Chukwumerije, who read the controversial 2009
agreement between the Federal Government and
ASUU, said that part of the component of the
agreement on funding stipulated that “all regular
federal universities shall require the sum of N1.5
trillion for the period 2009 to 2011.
He said that ASUU is insisting that the agreement
must be implemented to the latter.
He said the agreement also said that “This money
is to be paid in three installments, 2009 – almost
N500 billion; 2010 – almost N500 billion and 2011 –
almost N506 billion.
Apart from the N1.5 trillion the agreement also
stipulated that “each state university shall require
N3.6 million” while “a minimum of 26 per cent of
the annual budget should be allocated to
education.”
According to him, the agreement also said that
“education should be put on First Line Charge”
while the Education Tax Act should be amended to
its original concept as High Education Fund.”
He noted that the agreement said that “Governing
Council of Universities should access and
effectively utilize from Education Tax Fund funds
for research, training and development of
academic staff.”
Other components of the agreement included
Salary Structure of Academic Staff of Nigerian
universities and earned academic staff
allowances.
The earned academic staff allowances include:
“Post graduate supervision allowances; teaching
practice and industrial allowances; honorarium for

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You and this strike self...This strike na next year tinz o! This year don finish be dat..

philfearon:
You and this strike self...This strike na next year tinz o! This year don finish be dat..

My dear,no one is even sure it will end next year with the way things are going.