The Federal Government has faulted claims by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi , that it has failed to deliver on the timelines on offers made to the union .
It insisted that the timelines had been complied with and “ faithfully implemented ” .
The Minister of Labour and Employment , Sen . Chris Ngige , revealed that ASUU agreed at their last meeting with the government team on November 27 to call off their nine- month- old strike before December 9.
“ The truth of the matter is that a ‘ gentleman agreement’ was reached at the last meeting in which ASUU agreed to call off the strike before December 9, 2020, and the Minister , in turn , agreed that once the strike is called off , he would get a presidential waiver for ASUU to be paid the remainder of their salaries on or before December 9,” Ngige stated .
This was contained in a statement from Ngige media office on Tuesday , titled, ‘ We have kept our promises to ASUU -FG ’ .
The statement also cited part of the agreement reached at the meeting with ASUU in which the labour minister said he had consulted with the Minister of Education on getting a waiver on the issue of ‘ No Work , No Pay’ under section 43 of the Trade Disputes Act.
Ogunyemi had blamed the FG for union ’ s failure to call off the strike, noting that the lecturers would not return to classes until their salary arrears were paid.
But refuting the claims, Ngige said it is false and discomfiting for ASUU to wrongly inform the public that the government agreed to pay all withheld salaries before it will resume work, stressing that the timelines attached to the various offers made to the union had been complied with.
The minister stated , “ For instance, the Federal Government promised to constitute a Negotiation Committee for the 2009 Agreement and has fulfilled it with the last week’s inauguration of the committee that has Prof Muzali as chairman .
“ The N 40b Earned Academic Allowances have also been processed just as the N 30b revitalization Fund, bringing it to N 70 billion. Likewise, the Visitation Panels for the Universities have been approved by the President but the panel cannot perform its responsibilities until the shut universities are re- opened.
“ The gazzeting is also being rounded off at the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation while the Ministry of Education is ready to inaugurate the various visitation panels .”
Ngige explained that he got special presidential approval to demonstrate good faith to ASUU members that the government was not on a vengeful mission or out to starve the lecturers to death as some of them were claiming .
He disclosed that “ they were paid for February and March after which it was extended to April , May and June, months they were on strike on compassionate ground, bringing it to five months. ”
The statement added, “ The minister later invited ASUU to a virtual conciliatory meeting which they turned down . He further requested them to show good faith over the five months salaries government made to them by returning to the classroom and start virtual and online teaching as being done by private universities , while government sorts out the rest of their requests , they also refused.
“ It is , therefore, unbelievable that ASUU President claimed that government agreed to pay outright the entire money of the period of the strike to them, even for staying at home and refusing to do either virtual teaching or research. ”
The government said the outstanding salaries to ASUU was for July , August , September and October “ as no federal public servant has been paid for November 2020 .”
The minister said it is baseless for ASUU to claim it cannot go back to school on an empty stomach while the government had on compassionate grounds paid five months salaries out of the nine months they had been on strike.
“ ASUU is fully aware of the principle of No Work, No Pay of the section 43 of the Trade Disputes Act under which many unions like National Association of Residents Doctors in 2017 and Joint Health Sector Unions in 2018 among others, have lost salaries as a result of the strike , ” he noted .
Ngige asked the university teachers to go back to work, pledging that the Ministers of Labour, Finance and Education would put up a memo to deal with the outstanding salaries for four months .
“ Asking the government to pay these four months before it goes back to work means ASUU is placing itself above the law of the land and no government will encourage it as it is a recipe for chaos in the labour milieu, ” the minister said , adding that the FG would continue to engage the union in the spirit of social dialogue.

source: https://punchng.com/ASUU-agreed-to-call-off-strike-dec-9-ngige/

Any student that fails to leverage on this great opportunity to learn a skill for himself (Herself inclusive. Abi una think say money for bone straight, iPhone and expensive shopping dey forbid to come out from una pockets? ), sorry where did I stop is not ready for life.


The FGN, ASUU, NGIGE and other steakholders dey use style tell una say the mantra "School na scam" na confirm. Una never code.

If you still insist on education, pick up your forms for admission into the one in the pic below :

Now ASUU is trespassing! In that also in favor of the students? Student go protest last last #ENDASUU

""Ngige asked the university teachers to go back to work, pledging that the Ministers of Labour, Finance and Education would put up a memo to deal with the outstanding salaries for four months.""

How many months does it take to pay salaries in a sane country? This government likes making the most simple things look too difficult. Crooked Ngige and his APC Polithiefcians thinks that they can decieve erudite professors. Well, I will wait and see.

This is just to show that APC govt na SCAM!

Oga Nnegi, If dem no call off today, then Lia Muhammad will be Superproud of u

So they were really expecting pay for the months they didn’t work

Make dem sack those old faggs

Them should kukuma close public universities and turn it to skill acquisition or Yahoo learning centers..

What a fool, what a waste of Life

Nigeria Government is very bad but ASUU is selfish too

Nah to protest las las

Please don't get them any waiver for the trade dispute act. But you people are also fools for paying them 5 out of 9.
If they lose some salaries this time, they won't be keen to always run away from work at the slightest opportunity next time.

Sandydayziz:
So they were really expecting pay for the months they didn’t work

They think they can hold the government to ransom

This is a typical case of reaping where you didn't sow.
A common threat ASUU shares with armed robbers.

Las Las.. Nah 2021 we go resume.. All is well oh

Now ASUU is trespassing! In that also in favor of the students? Student go protest last last #ENDASUU

Solidconceptz:
Las Las.. Nah 2021 we go resume.. All is well oh

who tell you say school sure for u 2021

spoken man for ASUU have spoken..clap for the deceivers

sinkhole:

"FG have refused to pay our members, strike continues indefinitely, might last for 4 years , section 43 of the trade dispute act doesn't apply to us, we are above the Law"

Might be something like that

BhoomiMivics:
Now ASUU is trespassing! In that also in favor of the students? Student go protest last last #ENDASUU

I don't know why people are like this.
How do u feel when your salaries or allowances are not been paid? It's pure selfishness on our part. These lecturers have families and responsibilities too. Theyve been patience enough to this point. The party at fault is the Fg. Fg should pay all owed salaries and allowances. owing salaries or allowances are barbaric act by the Fg.
if it's to buy exotic cars for the legislature, their salaries, allowances it won't take this long.

Fg just doesn't value education

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1Teethosin:






I don't know why people are like this.
How do u feel when your salaries or allowances are not been paid? It's pure selfishness on our part. These lecturers have families and responsibilities too. Theyve been patience enough to this point. The party at fault is the Fg. Fg should pay all owed salaries and allowances. owing salaries or allowances are barbaric act by the Fg.
if it's to buy exotic cars for the legislature, their salaries, allowances it won't take this long.

Fg just doesn't value education

Why are they supposed to be paid Did they work During the lockdown I overheard some group of lecturers discussing in one of their colleagues shop, they were happy because of the lockdown and strike cos they have time to farm while getting paid and wished for the strike to continue.
They are asking for salaries, what of the students time wasted, who's gonna pay for that, many students will miss out on nysc just because of this useless strike, FG shouldn't pay them any dime. If they won't work let them starve, make all of us bear the pains.

F00lish Ngige.. resign now if you don't know your job.