₦airaland Forum

THE Federal Government has made fresh concession to
the demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU), in a bid to end the over three-month-old strike.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that the negotiation with the
leadership of the union, which had now been taken by
Vice President Namadi Sambo, struck a new deal on
Friday, last week.
In the new agreement reached with the union, government
had agreed to increase the N30 billion already released
for the payment of academic earned allowance to N40
billion.
This, according to sources in the meeting held with the
vice president, also agreed that the N40 billion should be
regarded only as first instalment, and not a once-and-
for-all payment.
The memorandum drafted at the of the meeting indicated
that government would top it up with further releases
once universities were through with the disbursement of
the N40 million.
Accordingly, vice chancellors have been urged to expedite
the disbursement within the shortest possible time, using
guiding templates that had been sent by the committee of
vice chancellors to them.
This fresh concession by the Federal Government
followed two meetings on Thursday, September 19 and
Friday, October 11, which had representatives of
Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities,
led by its chairman, Professor Hamisu ATBU, and ASUU
representatives led by its president, Dr Nasir Isa Fagge.
The government side had Vice President Sambo, Minister
of Education, Mr Nyesom Wike, among others.
On the implementation of the Needs Assessment to
Nigerian Universities report, it was stated that
government was cognisant and mindful of the ability of
universities to effectively and efficiently utilise the N100
billion fund
immediately, hence that figure.
Also, on project prioritisation, universities would now be
allowed to determine their priorities and not be “rail-
roaded” into implementing a pre-determined set of
projects, with respect to the NEEDS assessment.
The government also assured that the operations of the
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) would not be
impaired, and that the regular TETFund intervention
disbursement to Universities would continue unaffected.
Sources at both meetings said ASUU president thanked
the vice president for taking over negotiations and
promised to consult with his ASUU constituency.
However, ASUU president, Fagge, as of the time of filing
this report, did not respond to text message or calls to his
mobile phone to confirm the new agreement.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/columns/2012-11-27-08-59-07/gibbers/item/24182-fg,-ASUU-strike-new-deal-•earned-allowance-increased-to-n40bn.html

brine: Port to what network? Aren't they birds of same very bad feather ??

A failed country. A failed power sector. A failed Internet service sector. Every damn thing is failed !!!

hahahah in edo state u only browse 5 to 10 minutes a day with snail speed airtel but why, fg but why? ASUU but why?

two eminent news 1 ASUU calls of strike 2 bbm launch on android but why is this news coming out from only one unreliable source?

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*lights cuban cigar*

I have droidwall installed is it different from android firewall? and do I just need to download it and it will do the magic or there settings required?

all the blogs omotola said this omotala said that about ASUU I thought she said something new or reasonable in front of a camera so I turned on my image in opera mini to see and watch the video only to see a useless tweet she probably copied from daily quote on her tecno p3 I just lost 2mb to the useless images well is not her fault I blame this jobless and helpless Nigeria student who now spend all day on internet just to kill time, abi nah lie una get job? who dey help una resolve d strike nah omotola? it hurt but is the truth ,,God will fight for us

the thing tire me o politics on nairaland I think pple send card to mods to make fp

physise: u cant stop it cos dats ur os bt u can restrict some background data

some background data of the OS or other app

phantom a android os

I monitor my data monthly usage and this OS services (android OS ) consumes close to half of my data any way out of this phone is rooted and there is no option to restrict it like other apps, why is Google so interested in consuming people's hard earned data for no reason..

is now ASUU vs Nigerians everybody well thinking Nigeria has begged ASUU from bishops to pegans even traditional rulers still they pay deaf ear nobody is asking ASUU to back down on their agreement but simply suspend the strike since the govt has shown some level of commitment no doubt and continue negotiations for full implementation more funding has been promised for 2014

just watched a news on ait where the president of the market women aassociation of Nigeria Abuja described ASUU long strike as "long throat " lol as they staged a peaceful protest against ASUU.....

what kind of country is this my people why would ASUU share a money dey rejected, how many times will govt say no work no pay I thought we heard this August, is this what gej meant by he will put an end to strikes soon ,what happened to NLC solidarity strike, and now nupeng and phcn have barked again, I think some early missionary that were killed cursed this country even obj said so

tsleazy: I hope they do

NUT Don do? I so no difference between all this union and fg all empty treats and no action mcheeeeeeeeee3w

From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja
National Union of Teachers (NUT) has insisted on joining
the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) after the
expiration of its fortnight ultimatum, which ends on
Thursday, should the Federal Government not find a way to
end the strike.
This is even as President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed
that his administration is determined to address teachers
shortage in schools in the country, noting that government
was aware that the crucial responsibilities of kindling
inspiration, encouraging creative thinking, building strong
moral character, and providing emotional support to pupils
and students are all vested in teachers.
Represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo at the
President’s Teachers’ and Schools’ Excellence Award
ceremony to mark the 2013 World Teacher’s Day, Jonathan
said the government was with teachers in moulding future
leaders and called on them to be focused on long term
benefits of their profession.
The president announced that government had so far trained
40,000 teachers at the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI),
while the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) had
expanded its support in the training of 5,000 lecturers
across higher educational institutions.
The National President of NUT, Mr. Michael Olukoya, while
fielding questions from newsmen at the event meant to
appreciate the invaluable contributions of teachers to the
advancement of the nation, advised the Federal Government
to set up a team comprising the President, Senate President,
Speaker of the House of Representatives and former
presidents such as Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and
representatives of the vice chancellors to meet ASUU and
find a common ground to resolve the impasse, warning that
failure of which they will shut down primary and secondary
schools in the country in solidarity with their colleagues in
the tertiary institutions.
The NUT president while commending the Federal
Government for providing N130 billion out of the N400
billion demand by ASUU, said even though it has
demonstrated good faith by the action, the past experiences
of government reneging on its promises must have caused
ASUU to insist that all demands be met.
Olukoya, speaking more on the planned solidarity strike
said, “the National Executive Council of our great union met
about nine days (10 days by today) ago wherein the state of
the nation was perused. We discovered that the way and
manner education is going in this country is not good and
something proactive should be done to change it. So
consequent upon that meeting, it was resolved that if in a
fortnight the lingering problem between ASUU and Federal
Government is not resolved, we should not hesitate to
solidarise with them to ensure that education is properly
footed, fitted and transformed.”
Asked if the union was going ahead despite meeting with
federal government’s team, the NUT president said, “Yes, it
continues. But let me say, immediately we gave that
ultimatum the first person to invite us was the Minister of
Labour and the Supervising Minister for Education, we met
with them and they told us all that they have been able to do
to put the matter behind us. We have not been able to meet
with ASUU but we advised that if this people said they need
about N400 billion and you have been able to provide N130
billion, well to all intent and purposes it’s a good beginning.
But then ASUU members are academics. They are not
fools.
Maybe their fear is that in the past people have been
reneging on promises. So in order to now build the
confidence into this new found love, NUT advises that they
involve powerful voices in this country like the Senate
President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, that will
take care of the legislative arm. Past heads of state like
Olusegun Obasanjo and Mr. President himself, including
representatives of Vice Chancellors of universities because
we cannot continue to stay at home.”
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, who received
NUT award for excellence in education alongside his
colleagues in Enugu, Sullivan Chime and Yobe, Ibrahim
Gaidam, who were represented, however, appealed to the
striking workers to show some understanding, even as he
expresses confidence that the federal government will soon
end the impasse.
The supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, was,
however, shocked to hear that the NUT was going ahead
with its strike the despite talks.
He said, “they have said that (going on strike) before when
we met with them and they saw reasons that there is need
for us to work together. So if they say that they are going on
strike I’m not aware of that because I know we have had
discussions with them with minister of Labour, so it will be
surprising to me if NUT say that they want to join the ASUU
strike. I want to debunk that.”

source: http://sunnewsonline.com/new/national/nut-insists-on-joining-ASUU-strike-thursday/

mo gbe I just did 3 months sub dem no go try am

abi dem don consult finish no hope

another useless nah today we dey hear Sue way no get head mtcheeeeew but shai saying still dey consult with their members which one come b Sue

lol what an ambitious op

lol

please when will ASUU finish consulting with is members so we will know the fate of this premiere I heard on thursday but which Thursday?

wolfenstein: baba nothing like that o,a new bbm app don comot.uninstall that one

which new one comot boss?

wolfenstein: wow that's really bad,but how cud u were able to check it. I tot we said u guys shud uninstall it

I just leave it there u Neva can tell

now I see y rim shot bbm rollout down I just checked my data monitor to see that the bloody supposed leaked version cunsumed 40mb of my data for only two hours of usage while watsap consumed 20 mb in two months

It has been a long and rocky road for the BBM application
on the Android and iOS platforms with currently no end in
sight with an actual release onto the Apple and Google app
stores, but a small glimmer of light has appeared as BBM
for Android starts a new beta test before arrival.
It was almost two weeks ago now that the BBM for Android
devices and the iPhone should have been released, but a
leaked version of the Android app put a stop to the rollout.
The last we heard about its arrival was a couple of days ago
when BlackBerry stated they are still 100% committed to
bringing the service to other smartphone users.
Now there are reports that a new BBM for Android beta test
is underway which must mean the apps release is getting
closer, and there are reports that this version has seen
some changes besides the normal bug fixes.
The persistent notification in the status bar can now be
switched off and the app as a whole has a more polished
feel to it according to those taking part in the beta test. Of
course there is still no timeframe given and at the time of
writing there doesn’t seem to be any fake BBM for Android
apps on the Google Play Store, while there were loads
around the time the app was originally set for release.
Once it does become available on the Google Play Store it
will be by BlackBerry Limited, but hopefully Goggle has put
a stop to all the fake offerings now.
Do you think we will see BBM released soon?

any vacancy one room not too small cash ready clean save and peaceful I need a change of evironment lagos

op please how much was the total package I need one too decent one

Walelavender: I believe no substantial amount(3trillon) injected to education (responsibly) would be too much.However we should not be oblivious of the fact that the economy of this nation is going downhill as a result of wastages. Students should not be punished for this act of financial recklessness by the government. ASUU should please soft pedal,accept the so~called 'peanut'(130bllion) & fight another day for posterity sake.

Thank you my brother except ofcourse they have being political

yaradua signed this agreement because he knew he will not be alife to impliment it hmmmmm politics

I laugh in igbo language 800b a year how much is Nigeria budget for one year not in GEJ wasteful administration ASUU go old

ASUU please call of strike ooo my house rent expires November before I shout amen

wen is the court sitting @op

dahmylolah: Is it only me... Or bbm on andriod has stopped functioning as of this morning ..pings aren't delivering msgs also hanged... .. Guessed their server crashed or something... Don't know why they didn't plan for the massive influx of people on their various servers. RIM... Get ur A game on

same here ooo watin dey happen I get one babe way I wan track tomorrow with my bbm rim no start watin u no fit finish ooooo