The Minister of Education, Professor Ruqquayatu Ahmed Rufa’i has assured that the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) would before long call off its strike, with the passage of the bill on the retirement age of professors from 65 years to 70 years.

Rufa’i said this in Abuja yesterday at the meeting with Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities, saying the bill which was passed on Wednesday would soon be passed into law as soon as the President Goodluck Jonathan endorses it.

Rufa’i disclosed that the Federal Government would hold another meeting with the union on Monday to finally resolve the lingering problems with the union to allow students resume their academic programs at the universities.

The meeting with Vice Chancellors was the first for the year and it is to chart a better course for Nigerian universities and review status of activities within the system.

The minister expressed concern over the proliferation of Honorary Doctorate Degrees in Nigerian universities which she said has tarnished the image of the sub-sector and advised Vice Chancellors to follow the extant tradition of checking the eligibility and credibility of the recipients in order not to make it an all-comers affair.
She also reiterated that universities must submit in advance, their schedules for convocation ceremonies in order to streamline the planning procedures and ensure sufficient processing time for the approval of the visitor.

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Let's wait and see,

Great info. This ASUU strike has really affected Nigerian students in so many ways. It will make more sense if the strike should really end next week to allow these Nigerian Federal Universities student get back to school.

Thanks friend,it's a great news

The question is,as ASUU said der want to call off dia strike on Monday? Forget what Madam minister said,she is not sure but also hoping dat ASUU call off strike dat Monday so i wonder why all dis noise abt ASUU calling off strike on Monday.

dont get too excited, is RUKAYAT ASUU chairperson /spokeperson?

Bad belle people. ASUU Must And will call off strike on Monday

they should wait till month ends, i am currently working on a project that will fetch me cash

Make i hear am 4rm assu chairman or spokesprsn 1st b4 i jubilate jor. Hope thy rili call off sha cos boyz r nt smiling, !

It's better if they do ooo the students are tired

this is not a confirmation that ASSU will call off its stike on monday. she thinks assu will call off the strike on monday

Prof retires at 70,
Other lecturers At 65
Civil Servants at 80,
Miltary at 65,
Pension,
How will young graduate get into the system, ? when our grandfathers are still in the system.

J

Garbage in, garbage out. Funny how university student no longer write their own thesis/project at their finals, they just buy and copy old ones.

this is what I have been waiting for.

let d ASUU chairman speak b4 u start giving us hope nairaland.and as 4 dat fool saying till next month bcus of N5000 he is earning.

liaslo++:

they should wait till month ends, i am currently working on a project that will fetch me cash

Eltonluigi:

Garbage in, garbage out. Funny how university student no longer write their own thesis/project at their finals, they just buy and copy old ones.

No thesis/project is 100% original you still make reference to already made works if I'm wrong upload your project let me scan through.

klairekk:

Prof retires at 70,
Other lecturers At 65
Civil Servants at 80,
Miltary at 65,
Pension,
How will young graduate get into the system, ? when our grandfathers are still in the system.

@ bold, Let them die in class, old fools.

they should wait for the african nations cup which is about to start to end o

Students don tire for house o.

About time abeg,I don tire.

Una blind una no c link 4 d post, mitchew

pls they shld call off d strike o.well is dia biz.bt all i knw is dat posterity wil nt 4giv dem 4 wat dy hav done,wat dy did nd wat dy wil do 2 d educatn sector.lets pray 4 a beta nigeria

Make we no quarrel over FG/ASUU,wetin make we dy du na watch and pray 2 c bynd Monday!
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Mattex001:

Una blind una no c link 4 d post, mitchew

shuo why the insult na

I Siddon dey look

it is not all about age at retirement .Assu is talking about funding it is wrong for a university not to have electricity to carry out research. I laugh in ibo when I see graduates of fisheries not able to inject fish talkless of culturing fish. This students only want to graduate and go. hating the cause and any concern lecturer. Please tell me the forward

Nah, d ministers say what they like, their meetin is scheduled for monday in d first place dnt think twld be cald off on monday

Dem 4 still dey negotiate am reach lyk August naw. Unserious pipul.

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kano.no moni 4pocket. i no want anybody to com giv me lie lie hope o, if u no sure go padlock ur mout o[color=#006600][/color]

I pray that FG and ASUU should reach a compromise on monday.
We are tired of staying at home