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� ASUU AND ASUP STRIKE MAY END THIS WEEK- Minister of Education.( ASUP AND ASUU Set To Hold Meeting with FG this week).
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ASUP RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE STATEMENT: The Academic staff Union of Polytechnic ( ASUP) chairman Mr USMAN DUTSE has responded to the above statement by minister of Education malam adamu adamu, According to OK.Tv reporters in Abuja, the ASUP chairman insisted that the Union strike continues until the second meeting has been held this week. Though the exact date for the meeting was not mentioned by the ASUP chairman. But he assured that ASUP and FG will be meeting this week.
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Meanwhile, we received a report that FG has released N16.8bn to settle outstanding arrears

The Federal Government has released N16.8 billion to settle outstanding salary arrears of staff in the country’s tertiary institutions.

Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, who disclosed this during the“Sixth Edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing’’ in Abuja, said that disbursement is ongoing through the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.

Adamu said that the government had resolved all issues and await the academic unions to also call off their strike in the coming days, especially ASUU and ASUP.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has been on strike since December 12, while the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) started Nov.4

According to him, the Federal Government has reached agreement in the following areas: Review of Polytechnic Act; government awaits the transmittal of the amended document by the National Assembly to Mr. President for his assent.

Others, he said, were revitalisation of polytechnics and colleges of education, renegotiation of the 2010 agreements, saying that government is committed to the revitalisation of facilities in its public tertiary institutions.

The minister also said that the government had directed the Minister of Finance to source for additional funding to the tune of N30 billion for the purpose, with particular reference to polytechnics and colleges of education.

“Also for state owned polytechnics; the National Board for Technical Education has been directed to strengthen its regulatory mechanism including developing a new template for accreditation to address observed weaknesses.

“And to ensure that proprietors of polytechnics including states and private owners meet their obligations to their staff.

“Again as a demonstration of Government’s commitment to continuous dialogue with the staff unions, the ministry will provide alternative funding for the stalled renegotiations in the polytechnics sub- sector.

“The National Board for Technical Education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education have also been directed to ensure compliance with the approved schedules of meetings with their respective Unions,’’ he said.

Similarly, Adamu noted that the government team had reached agreement with ASUU, while hoping that academic activities will also resume in universities’ campuses across the country without further delay.

He, however, commended the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) for calling off its strike to allow the students in colleges of education get back to academic activities.

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ASUU should be given 1billion naira every 3 months for revitalization

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ASUU should be given 1billion naira every 3 months for revitalization

divide 1billion by the number of benefitting varsities