Varsities may reopen soon, with the Federal Government making concessions to the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The concessions will be tabled before the union’s leaders on Monday at a meeting to be convened by Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige.

The Minister has reached out to the ASUU leadership for the “robust feedback session” with the hope that the union will return to the negotiation table.

Varsity lecturers on November 4, last year, began a strike to push the implementation of the 2017 Memorandum of Action.

The Memorandum was a follow-up to the 2009 FG-ASUU Agreement.

ASUU National President Biodun Ogunyemi attributed the strike to “the insincerity of government in meeting our demands”.

The demands are:
payment of shortfall in salaries of universities;
waiver/ government fiat to set up Nigerian Universities Pension Management Company;

(NUPEMCO);
revitalisation funds for varsities; and
payment of earned academic allowances for lecturers, senior staff and other workers.

But on Monday, the Federal Government succeeded in addressing the demands of the lecturers and other unions.

“One of the conditions met by the Federal Government was the release of N15.89billion to universities on New Year’s Eve( Monday) for the payment of shortfall in salaries of universities,” a source told The Nation.

“The cash is expected to hit the account of all the institutions on or before the close of work today (Wednesday),” he added, pleading not to be named.

“The government has also set aside N20billion as revitalisation funds for varsities. The National Universities Commission( NUC) has been directed to work out the modalities for allocating the funds to all institutions.

“On the demand for the setting up of Nigerian Universities Pension Management Company


( NUPEMCO), the government has directed the National Pension Commission (NUPEMCO) to issue a licence for the company’s take-off.

“Funds have also been set aside for Earned Academic allowances for lecturers, senior staff and other workers.”

Replying a question, the source added: “This agreement was inherited by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, but despite the lean resources available to the government as a result of the fall in oil prices, we have done our best to meet ASUU demands.”

Ngige said: “We have gone far in considering the demands of the lecturers. We have substantially met the conditions.

“I am meeting with ASUU leaders on Monday where all steps taken by the government will be tabled before them. This is a responsive and transparent government, we have done our best to meet the conditions.

“In fact, officials from the Ministry of Budget and National Planning will be at the next meeting with ASUU leadership where they will be briefed on facts and figures.

“We are hopeful that the actions taken by the government will be acceptable to ASUU for our schools to reopen.”

ASUU Chairman in the Southwest Zone Dr. Deji Omole denied knowledge of any updates on the union’s negotiation with the Federal Government.

Omole, who is also the Chairman, University of Ibadan chapter , told Akelicious that the government was yet to call another meeting in the ongoing negotiation since over two weeks ago.

He said the negotiating committee was awaiting announcement of a new date for talks.

More at https://www.akelicious.net/2019/01/n1589b-injection-to-stop-ASUU-strike.html

How does this huge fake fg grant to assu benefit state owne university who are more of glorified secondary school.
Kwasu comes to mind
With all these amount been mention does it stop assu from collecting and feeding on bribe and also sleep with the female student.

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Anything to avoid unnecessary strike are welcomed.

ASUU never for once ready to work.

Buhari Ooooooh

Good news

Someone should summarize that writeup for us abeg

Ngige?

I pray these ASUU people hear word once.

There's no amount the Government can release, these people will still go on strike. We all know corruption is deep rooted in every sector of this Country

Only the thunder that would fire all our old, lying, politicians strikes more than ASUU

lolz....they are just pampering the cracks, universities needs serious funds, tuition fees have to be increased, you can't get good education with 20 to 30k per year...it is unreasonable... however times are hard

dicksonadams:
Buhari Ooooooh

If you and others like you had a functioning brain, you’d realize that the issues ASUU are fighting for were agreed with the Ineffectual Buffoon who squandered the billions he earned without any tangible thing to show for it.

The ASSUU agitation is part of the mess of the locust years of PDP.

I dont trust this Labour Minister. He will deny this very soon

Poor ASUU! We don't know what we are fighting for! Our welfare is worse, yet we are busy fighting for phantom infrastructure allocation that corrupt VCs will embezzle and leave us who do the dirty work hungry. Monkey dey work, baboon dey chop! The earlier we jettison all pretenses and start to fight for our welfare and salary increase the better for us, for the ultimate aim of every pressure group is the improvement of the welfare of its members!

Injection kò, drips ni. Why not answer these people once.

Why do we Nigerians just sit down and be insulting ASUU. Go overseas and see government investments in education. How will National Assembly and minister salaries budget be more than what federal universities receive and yet you guys don't complain. Nigeria is the only country in recent where their federal universities go on strikes because of failure of government.

In reality, that amount really isn't enough when you ratio it with the population of varsity and admission seeking students. We should be budgeting no less than $500 million for federal and state owned universities.

Anything to enhance their chances of getting reelected in the forthcoming election.

Osazeeee:
Why do we Nigerians just sit down and be insulting ASUU. Go overseas and see government investments in education. How will National Assembly and minister salaries budget be more than what federal universities receive and yet you guys don't complain. Nigeria is the only country in recent where their federal universities go on strikes because of failure of government.

well, but you have to consider the fact that Nigeria is an under developed country, who ought to get revenue from any little avenue, but the case isnt like that here, Charges of school fees are relatively low compared to other countries, even schooling in canada, uk, america are very very costly, private unis in Ghana are cheaper than the govt owned unis, so if we want to blame FG of their miscarriage, we should checkout for other consequencies that led to that, i dont tink we need any one to tell us Nigeria is broke, our major source of revenue is Crude oil, and the price of a barell keeps declining on a recurring decimal, purchasers are moving away from fossil fuels to non fossils fuel, and yet every sectors in the country rely on the proceeds from oil.

Redoil:
How does this huge fake fg grant to assu benefit state owne university who are more of glorified secondary school.
Kwasu comes to mind
With all these amount been mention does it stop assu from collecting and feeding on bribe and also sleep with the female student.

State universities are mere pawn on the board. The keep to ASUU'S without much to benefit.

ASUU is asking for N1.1 trillion to fund the university system whereas FG is giving out a partly sum of N15.89b. The over $300 million Abacha loot should have been injected into the educational sector instead of re-looting the funds in the name of trader money.

Good one from the FG.

Our children should get ready to go back to school ASAP.

God bless Nigeria.

For the records, Nigeria has 43 federal universities and 47 state universities. Divide 15.89 billion by 90 and you will understand why Ngige is a mad man...

People forget that ASUU's demands is about the dept PDP owes them. Yet we see PDP campaigning against Buhari with the strike.

Now that ASUU has gotten their money, can the Nigerian students be allowed to return to their academic activities?

Good bless Buhari for finding a way out.

Maxcollins042:
Anything to enhance their chances of getting reelected in the forthcoming election.

Do you know the strike is about the mess PDP left behind?

Election is Here Now why them no go meet ASUU demand before

justflow1:
well, but you have to consider the fact that Nigeria is an under developed country, who ought to get revenue from any little avenue, but the case isnt like that here, Charges of school fees are relatively low compared to other countries, even schooling in canada, uk, america are very very costly, private unis in Ghana are cheaper than the govt owned unis, so if we want to blame FG of their miscarriage, we should checkout for other consequencies that led to that.

Bros that's a true in only some way. Those countries you mentioned invest a lot into their education sector. They have good economies.You can't just increase school fees with a bad economy. School drop outs will be massive. If you want to increase school fees to 500000 per year, create an economy that supports that. Else your universities will be like the desert. No body will go because people don't have money to fund themselves. Let's kill the disease and not the symptoms

babyfaceafrica:
lolz....they are just pampering the cracks, universities needs serious funds, tuition fees have to be increased, you can't get good education with 20 to 30k per year...it is unreasonable... however times are hard

Will 1M per year do? I can send you my account number.

Redoil:
How does this huge fake fg grant to assu benefit state owne university who are more of glorified secondary school.
Kwasu comes to mind
With all these amount been mention does it stop assu from collecting and feeding on bribe and also sleep with the female student.

Why shd FG fund state government owned universities? As for d lecturers bleeping male/female students, its just a case of a wild donkey meeting a domestic donkey period - they gonna flow together as though they have been together. Those ashawo students, themselves want to phucked by very old men for purposes of excitement, fun,money,marks,friendship,freebies, and sinful enjoyment

helinues:
Anything to avoid unnecessary strike are welcomed.

ASUU never for once ready to work.

Have you paid them the one they worked for