The National Universities Commission (NUC) said it is collecting data from universities to assess their readiness for resumption of academic activities.

The commission also said efforts are ongoing to resolve the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) that threatens to further delay the resumption of academic activities in the universities.

The Executive Secretary of NUC, Abubakar Rasheed. said this during a press conference on the contributions of Nigerian universities to the national response to COVID-19 in Abuja on Tuesday.

Nigeria closed its tertiary institutions along with lower schools in March due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Mr Adamu, who was represented at the event by the deputy executive secretary Academics, Suleiman Yusuf, said the Commission is working with universities to discuss preparation that should be in place before reopening.

According to him, universities not under ASUU watch can go back to classes once they have put the necessary guidelines in place.

“We gave a template to vice-chancellors of all universities requesting them to suggest to us what kind of protocols and strategies they are putting in place in the various institutions. We are collecting some of the responses which have already started coming in and at the end of the day the picture should emerge about the extent to which our universities are prepared to reopen for academic activities,” he said.

ASUU commenced its warning strike on March 9 and declared an indefinite strike on March 23.

ASUU is embarking on the strike over the non-payment of salaries of their members who failed to enrol into the federal government’s IPPIS, a payroll software mandated for all public officials.

Contributions by universities

Mr Rasheed said over 32 universities in the country are involved in research aimed at mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said the performance of the African Centres of Excellence has proved that world-class research and development work is possible in Nigeria.

“Particularly, the Centre for the Genomics of Infectious Diseases at the Redeemer’s University, Ede in Sequencing SARS-CoV-2 virus, the collaborative development of vaccines with the University of Cambridge and as a pioneer national testing and screening centre and the other ACES in ABU, BUK, UNILAG, UNIBEN, UNIPORT and UNIJOS that also served as national testing and screening centres have proved that world-class Research and Development work is possible in Nigeria,” he said.

He said a compendium put together by the Commission showed Nigerian universities are making contributions to development.

”University of Jos which is leading in herbal and natural product development could do more if the federal government releases more funds to such institutions for research purposes.

“As in many other parts of the world, the pandemic has challenged our knowledge system, which has proved inadequate and insufficiently robust enough to respond to the challenges. Only a few institutions have been able to utilise the open and distance learning system to keep students engaged while the pandemic lasted and only few laboratories continued with research and development activities,” he said.

Premium Times reported how the federal government in June advised tertiary institutions in Nigeria to put preventive measures against COVID-19 in place before they announce their re-opening.

The preventive measures include Installing hand-washing facilities, equipment for body temperature checks and others.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/406764-nuc-begins-assessment-of-universities-ahead-resumption.html

finally, I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel......

let me start dusting my books..
make ASUU do normal o

Front page please seun lala
To give tertiary students hope

No matter what, let us resume Next Year please.

Thank god my school isn't under Assu.

Woow

Nice one

on your mark....

They seemed OK with the compulsory annual "leave".

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Orestino:
No matter what, let us resume Next Year please.

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alramon:
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Wee you keep kwayet

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Orestino:

Wee you keep kwayet

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Orestino:
No matter what, let us resume Next Year please.

Hope it is not that you want God to punish you?

nice one abegggiii lala front page o biko oo

things have really gone bad my way this few days.i will like financial aid from anyone who gets this message.my mental health is deteriorating.0018395014.standbic ibtc.

Orestino:
No matter what, let us resume Next Year please.

re you sure u did not want ogun to kill you there��

dahgifted:
Get set

Go where, Bros?

AlexMahone:
Go where, Bros?

school go resume soon.

Orestino:
No matter what, let us resume Next Year please.

u dey mad

Timothy get ready to face your landlady

dahgifted:
Get set

Ready over Go!

Dreamliner787:

Hope it is not that you want God to punish you?

Not at all. But are you sure you're not clamouring for schools to reopen so you can reopen the chapters of your sexcapades too? think about it

Horlaryinkha:
re you sure u did not want ogun to kill you there��

Not at all. But are you sure you're not clamouring for schools to reopen so you can reopen the chapters of your sexcapades too? think about it

flyingpig:
u dey mad

Not at all. But are you sure you're not clamouring for schools to reopen so you can reopen the chapters of your sexcapades too? think about it

It is not alone for them to begin an evaluation that should have already been done since and prepared for immediate implementation after lockdown. Are they going to take so long to carry out assessment, then what of the timing for implementation of this ideas or measures? This is pure ineptitude on the side of people that emphasized the importance of time in getting things done efficiently. Now that most schools under ASUU are not even in their second semester are they even sure to complete an academic session this year? ASUU has finally shown to the Nigerian Students and the federal Government that it is a association of greedy and pillaging unionist looking for opportunities to make millions if not billions for the top echelon of the union using students plight to make frequent demands for their personal interests. In all this I weep for Nigeria because this year has clearly shown to all that both the government and ASUU do not regard the plights or struggles of the Nigerian Students as to give them a better future.

If higher institutions resume their academic activities, are we to complète two semesters this year?

Anyways most of US need to go back to school as it's our only source of income

[quote author=Puloc post=92465813]It is not alone for them to begin an evaluation that should have already been done since and prepared for immediate implementation after lockdown. Are they going to take so long to carry out assessment, then what of the timing for implementation of this ideas or measures? This is pure ineptitude on the side of people that emphasized the importance of time in getting things done efficiently. Now that most schools under ASUU are not even in their second semester are they even sure to complete an academic session this year? ASUU has finally shown to the Nigerian Students and the federal Government that it is a association of greedy and pillaging unionist looking for opportunities to make millions if not billions for the top echelon of the union using students plight to make frequent demands for their personal interests. In all this I weep for Nigeria because this year has clearly shown to all that both the government and ASUU do not regard the plights or struggles of the Nigerian Students as to give them a better future.[/quote

Honestly they don't care about the struggles of Nigerian students

On behalf of Nigerian student, we totally reject and say NO to reopening of school at this crucial time

Thunder fire anybody that make that kind of statement

Orestino:


Not at all. But are you sure you're not clamouring for schools to reopen so you can reopen the chapters of your sexcapades too? think about it

Nah.. I'm not all about such kinda lifestyle,.. I clamor for an earnest resumption for reasons you can't understand due to your level of stupidity... so grow up brother..