₦airaland Forum

IDENNAA:
You are ignorant and unexposed. You want yo to start an unnecessary tribal skirmish in the name of Igbo which you can't sustain.

Let me let everyone know this useless OP don't speak for Anambra nor Igbo.

The guys you listed are not worth more than 500,000,000 dollars together and you think they can but Lagos which is worth over a trillion pounds ?

Lastbornbuns:
Abi Ngige said final reports will be presented to Presido today at FEC meeting

Sinkhole how far? Any news? Make we use hol' body

THE Federal Government through the Ministry of Labour and employment, Sunday gave insight into why no unions in the nation’s university system education were invited to last Thursday’s meeting.

FG stated that the meeting was to assess the progress made so far on addressing the few outstanding demands of the striking university workers, such as the contentious payment platform and the renegotiation of their conditions of service.

In a statement by Head, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, lamented that the combative and several unfounded allegations by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU against the government, particularly, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, saying, “all insinuations that the Ministry of Labour does not sympathise with the students, unions and parents, of which the Minister is one, should be disabused.

It noted that “ASUU should know that we are arbitrators and conciliators. We cannot manufacture agreements. Regardless, we are not constrained from listening to the government side and pushing them to do their own bit as quickly as possible.”

The statement faulted the ASUU President Professor Emmanuel Osodeke’s comments during an interview on Channels Television that his union did not receive an invitation from the Federal Government to attend the meeting held last Thursday, June 23, 2022 at the Presidential Villa Abuja.

According to the statement, Prior to Osodeke’s interview, all kinds of write-ups authored by members of ASUU had been trending on social media, accusing the Minister of Labour and Employment, of being the headache of the university lecturers.

Among others, the statement “We will start by making some clarifications on the government side meeting held last Thursday, June 23, 2022, geared towards accelerating the resolution of the multiple strike actions of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT).

The meeting was meant for the inter-ministerial departments and agencies committees of the Federal Government, including the Federal Ministry of Education, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Budget Office of the Federation, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The committees are reporting to the office of the Chief of Staff to the President and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment

The meeting in question was called to assess the progress made so far in addressing the few outstanding demands of the striking university workers, such as the contentious payment platform and the renegotiation of their conditions of service. These two committees were empanelled by the Minister and the Chief of Staff to the President at the last tripartite plus meetings of the unions and the government side.

“For the avoidance of doubt, none of the unions was invited to last Thursday’s meeting and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Dr Chris Ngige, while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting last Wednesday, June 22, 2022, clarified that the meeting would hold the next day (Thursday, June 23,2022), for the government side alone.

“As expected, the meeting was held and all the stakeholders reported on the various assignments given to them and accordingly, received further briefing and directives from the President in order to accelerate discussions with ASUU. It is hoped that before Wednesday this week, all the various sub-committees will turn in their reports, to enable Mr President to be briefed fully and for decisions to be taken on the contentious payment platform and the renegotiation of the conditions of service, especially the issue of wage increase.

“It is after receiving briefings from the government side that the Ministry of Labour will bring all the stakeholders, including the unions, to a conference table to look at the agreement before signing or endorsement.

“All insinuations that the Ministry of Labour does not sympathise with the students, unions and parents, of which the Minister is one, should be disabused. The Minister had on several occasions received a commendation from the ASUU leadership for his role in the resolution of the impasse in the education sector. Acting with the Chief of Staff to the President, he empanelled the two committees to work assiduously and according to the law, towards the resolution of the teething issues of payment platform and renegotiation of the conditions of service. The claims made here are verifiable, being out there in the public domain.

Nonetheless, the ministry will not allow itself to be bullied by any union into forcing any payment platform on the government, which took a decision to adopt the IPPIS a long time ago in 2017.

Mammangaddafi:
I heard the meeting was scheduled for 4pm today. Any idea if they've started?

Nukilia:
ASUU must pay for their sins. They were part of those who brought the Buhari plague on this nation.

The Federal Government has resumed talks with representatives of unions in the nation’s universities, The PUNCH reports.

The PUNCH reported last week that the Prof Nimi Briggs committee set up by the government to renegotiate the 2009 agreement was expected to end its three months’ timelines given on June 7, 2022.

But investigations revealed that the committee would meet Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday (today) while the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and allied institutions would have their meeting on Friday.

“We are meeting the FG committee in Abuja on Monday,” a source in ASUU said. The union’s National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, in an interview, also told The PUNCH that meetings would resume this week.

“We are resuming the meeting this week and we have an invitation this week. The renegotiation meeting will only end if we have called off the strike.

“Since the strike is still on, the meeting cannot end. We do not have any problem with the committee. When we do, we will communicate with the committee,” he said.

Similarly, the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Allied Institutions’ National President, Mr Ibrahim Mohammed, told our correspondent that SSANU’s meeting would be on Friday.

“Yes, we are meeting with the FG on Friday,” he said.

SSANU’s strike started with a warning strike of two weeks which commenced on the midnight of March 27, 2021, while the extension of another two weeks commenced on April 10, 2022 and it is still ongoing.

ASUU commenced its ongoing strike on February 14, 2022, after the Federal Government failed to meet some of its demands including, the release of revitalisation funds for universities, renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, release of earned allowances for university lecturers, and deployment of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution.

Mooh247:
So Nairaland is the best place for you to seek Yorubas attention

Hahahahaa

Ibo people politics sef

Mooh247:
Why should prove you right or wrong in your folly when I can use such energy to promote my candidate, region, ethnicity and Party ?

Only Idiots waste time on others when they owe themselves duty to develop themselves and region

Mooh247:



Igbe Lenu vendor

Yoruba this southwest that, Tinubu this Osinbajo that

Four major Ethnic group, 6 geopolitical zone, over 6 aspirants

ClintonAjana:
I engaged my self learning graphics design while on strike, it's been an interesting skill to acquire.
Thank God I'm beginning to do better in the Field.

Some E_flier/social media designs I made.

1of 500 lol!

specimenv:
If only naija youths especially the students can boycout the useless election come 2023. The useless oldies with children graduating/graduated from foreign and private institutions will still use the out of school Nigerian youths to shine. We need a shift from this Nigerian norms. When you demand freedom then you are slave. #BreakFreeNaijaYouth

Highestpromoton:
Sent

Highestpromoton:
I agree.

Highestpromoton:
I think this is the fastest 9:18.

Or did he edit his answer?

Highestpromoton:
Sorry to disappoint you were not the fastest to answer the question.

Samueltemi337:
Na wa o


I completed my post before this guy posted na

Highestpromoton:
Correct.

Drop your number and network name

Samueltemi337:
I posted first madam

Highestpromoton:
Third question.

On my Ig page @highestpromotion .I posted a video on April 27, 2022
What is the name of the freestyle and the Artiste?