berem: ASUU is not the only problem facing Nigeria but funding education should be of great concern.You cannot pretend to deny the fact that there's an absolute rot and decay in the education sector.If ASUU makes a demand to restore back the sector,why should they be denied of their demands? FG has the money so they should pay it.An agreement is always an agreement!

0monnakoda: You are the one who is lazy and unthinking. Nigeria cannot afford? $7 Billion over what period 1 week ,1 month? I would rather not have fuel subsidy than the rubbish our Universities churn out much of which is on display on Nairaland. Nigerians spend billions on private universities and foreign ones too. We need to have a debate about HOW university education is funded. Going forward it probably should not be free and students need to pay more realistic fees.Government should decide to privatize many if not all the universities. Apart from corruption there is a lot of waste in our government eg Presidential jets ,Aso rock Feeding budget etc.
In just one year GEJ spent over 1 trilion naira that was NOT in the budget n fraudulent SUBSIDY bills so it is not true there is no money but even if there is money . I still argue students should pay tuition,and standards shoud be raised so our Universities can be competitive and PROFITABLE

Muyiwa Mike: I'm not supporting FG but i must confess that ASUU's demands is undoubtedly outrageous and mark my words,even if d FG shud release the money today that's where it's gonna stop coz these people are only seeking public backing by claiming that they want FG to rehabilitate and improve our universities,they're basically after their arrears.. many of them are little gods in our schools, they extort, frustrate, fail, harrass and rusticate any student that fails to do their will. They rarely come to class,they value their lucrative handout business than giving lectures. Upon all the acceptance fees,tuition fees,post Utme fees and all the various registrations that we undergo every semester,u barely see any development. My point is just as FG is a pain in the ass to most Nigerians,so is ASUU to most students and yet they say they want $7b...choii..$7b ko..gbogbo dollars aye yii ni..if Somalia should have that kind of money..na a whole year dem go take celebrate am #Mtcheeew

InvertedHammer:
I still think it is a disservice to the civil servants to work their behinds off for paltry sum (if paid at all) when the legislooters

collect billions (even though most of them don't attend sessions). How come we never hear that the legislooters are owed

salaries in arrears?

[b]Even freaking Hippopotamus collects millions without any official responsibilities other than being the wife of GEJ

I think ASUU should take radical approach to this gargantuan profligacy.[/b]

berem: There's nothing outrageous about the money.The education sector needs proper funding.If our leaders can send their kids to foreign schools that are well funded,why should they not equally fund our own universities to meet up to international standard? The money required is small compared to the excessive looting going on in the presidency.

Brokenbars: If FG give ASUU 3trillion, security wil ask for 5trillion, medical association wil ask for 4.5trillion, NUT- 2.5trillion, NASU -2trillion, PHCN - 6trillion, ASUP-2trillion, COEASU-1.7trillion, SSANU-1trillion.....
Wat wil hapen 2 Nigeria?
ASUU=OLE

Unimke_Ak:

Proper funding my foot, please stop displaying ur ignorance here.. Dumbbass
Do u tink sch fees is btw 10 - 20k naira for federal universities and also btw 50- 100k naira for state universities abroad.. Schools abroad get their funding from fees. The average fees in the Uk for a Uk/ EU student is 9000pounds that is about 2.5million naira.
If tuition fees are increased, u'll cry foul yet u want quality education
Its only in this country that every body wants to rely on the govt.

Joavid:

Thank u jare.
Do u kow how much universities earn from the sale of postUTME form alone?? A form is as much as 3000 to 5000naira and millions buy that form only for a few to be admitted...

ASUU is just an avenue for corrupt and greedy men to reap were they did not sow.

At the end of the day,na students dey suffer am.

Joavid:

Thank u jare.
Do u kow how much universities earn from the sale of postUTME form alone?? A form is as much as 3000 to 5000naira and millions buy that form only for a few to be admitted...

ASUU is just an avenue for corrupt and greedy men to reap were they did not sow.

At the end of the day,na students dey suffer am.