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EducationRe: ASUU STRIKE: Varsity Unions, FG Renegotiation Committee Sitting Ends Today by Voldoz(op): 8:48am On Jun 07, 2022
All these their many news tire me make they jump to the main point.

Na they suspend the strike na I one hear.
EducationASUU STRIKE: Varsity Unions, FG Renegotiation Committee Sitting Ends Today by Voldoz(op): 7:42am On Jun 07, 2022
ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke


The university unions’ and Federal Government renegotiation committee sitting will end today.

The PUNCH reported that the Federal Government on March 7, 2022, inaugurated a seven-person committee tasked with the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the other three unions including, The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and The National Association of Academic Technologists.

The committee which was chaired by Pro-Chancellor, Alex Ekweme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Emeritus Professor Nimi Briggs was given three months to conclude the renegotiation with ASUU and other unions.

According to ASUU and SSANU national presidents, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke and Mr Mohammed Ibrahim respectively, the Briggs committee has been meeting with the various unions since May 2022 to renegotiate their agreements.

Osodeke told our correspondent ‘‘There is progress but it depends on the government side. We had a fairly good meeting we are still trying to resolve the issues.

“Until we get the final report from the government. We are trying to work in the same direction. They are also testing UTAS.’’

It is believed that the committee would submit its report to the FG this week or they could be given an extension.


The Committee, which is expected to review the draft proposed FGN/ASUU Agreement, has the following Terms of Reference, liaise and consult with relevant stakeholders to finalise the position of the Federal Government to the issues in the draft proposed FGN/ASUU Renegotiated Agreement; renegotiate in realistic and workable terms the 2009 Agreements with other University-Based Unions; negotiate and recommend any other issue the Committee deems relevant to reposition the NUC for global competitiveness; and submit proposed draft agreements within three months from the date of inauguration.

Likewise, all the unions are presently on strike over unmet demands of the 2009 agreements with the unions.

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.

SSANU’s strike started with a warning strike of two weeks which commenced on March 27, 2021, while the extension of another two weeks commenced on Sunday April 10, 2022. It is ongoing, having being reported that it has been extended by a month.

Some of the demands of SSANU include the inconsistent issue of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, unpaid earned allowances, and delay in the renegotiation of FGN, NASU, SSANU agreements, and non-payment of minimum wage arrears.

Others include neglect and poor funding of state universities, non-payment of retirement benefits to outgoing members of the unions, and usurpation of the headship of non-teaching units in clear violation of conditions of service and establishment procedures, among others.

Other members of the Briggs committee are Pro-Chancellor, Federal University, Wukari, Arc. Lawrence Patrick Ngbale, who represents North East; Pro-Chancellor, Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, Prof. Funmi Togunu-Bickersteth, representing South West and Pro-Chancellor, Federal University, Lokoja, Senator Chris Adighije, representing South East.

Also on the team are Pro-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Olu Obafemi from North-Central; Pro-Chancellor, Kano State University of Science & Technology, Prof. Zubairu Iliyasu, representing North West; and Pro-Chancellor, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Mathew Seiyefa from South-South.

Copyright PUNCH.
https://punchng.com/varsity-unions-fg-renegotiation-committee-sitting-ends-today/
EducationASUU STRIKE: ASUU Mulls Concessions On Main Demands by Voldoz(op): 7:09am On Jun 06, 2022
With about 72 hours to the time limit the Federal Government gave the Prof. Nimi Briggs Committee to conclude negotiation with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, there are indications that the union may make some concessions in its demands from the government.


Checks by Vanguard, yesterday, showed that this followed the progress being made in the meetings between the committee and the leadership of the union.



Though the concessions may not include overlooking the demands that have financial implications, the union could give more time to the government to meet some demands.
A source told our correspondent that both parties still met on Saturday, as the deadline given the Briggs Committee to conclude its assignment would lapse mid week.


He said: “Demands that have financial implications such as the payment of Earned Academic Allowance, Revitalisation Fund, the payment of withheld salaries are not negotiable. There are some areas we may shift grounds but until it is officially done, let us wait.

“Our children and wards are affected too by the strike. How much do we earn to send them abroad or to private universities here?


“We are not insensitive to the welfare of our students and the anxiety of parents. It is the government that is not getting its priorities right. Education is a vital sector that should not be left to rot,”he said.



When contacted, the National President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the two parties had been meeting as scheduled.


“All I can say is that we are meeting and we are discussing and progress is being made. Whatever we arrive at we will make public. Whether their team has a time limit to do its job does not concern us. As a union, we are always ready to negotiate whenever they are ready too,” he said.

Source:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/06/strike-ASUU-mulls-concessions-on-main-demands/

EducationRe: Strike: ASUU Meets As Visitation Panels Submit Reports by Voldoz(op): 8:56am On Jun 03, 2022
Ogamysamo:
Wweek in week out you guys have been meeting meeting meeting ASUU what is the essence of meeting without positive result na, please forget about what ever the government fail to do cos it is clear they don't want us to finish school cos they are afraid we may compete with them.

will you not consider us?
Aswear comrade, the meeting too much. This ASUU negotiation reminds me of Man utd when we one sign players we go use full transfer window take day negotiate na same thing ASUU and FG day do so.
EducationRe: Strike: ASUU Meets As Visitation Panels Submit Reports by Voldoz(op): 6:28am On Jun 03, 2022
igbokwesampson:
Both ASUU and FG must come to a middle ground to save our education from total collapse
We just pray they end it here
EducationStrike: ASUU Meets As Visitation Panels Submit Reports by Voldoz(op): 5:37am On Jun 03, 2022
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday expressed optimism about its ongoing meeting with the Prof. Nimi Briggs committee, describing the negotiation as being progressive.

Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH on Thursday, the National President, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union had been negotiating with the Briggs committee since last week over its demands.

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

The PUNCH reported that on March 7, 2022, the Federal Government inaugurated a seven-person committee tasked with the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement reached with ASUU, which was chaired, by Pro-Chancellor, Alex Ekweme Federal University Ndufu-Alike.

‘’We are meeting soon; we are having a follow-up, we don’t publicise our meetings, we want to do it quietly and then tell the public our decision,” Osodeke said

Meanwhile, the Federal Ministry of Education has received the reports of the 21 White Paper Drafting Panels which were constituted in March 2022 for tertiary institutions across the country.

A statement on Thursday read, “The Minister for Education , Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, received reports of the draft White Paper for the 2021 Presidential Visitation Panels to Federal Universities, Inter-University Centres , Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, at the Idris Abdulkadir Auditorium of the National Universities Commission in Abuja.

“While receiving the reports on behalf of the President, the minister congratulated the chairmen of the visitation panels and their wonderful team members for the great job done and implored them to continue to make themselves available for service to the nation which is a hallmark of every patriot.”

In another development, members of the National Association of Nigerian Students protested in Calabar on Thursday over the failure of the Federal Government to meet the demands of university lecturers leading to the prolonged strike by ASUU.

The students, with placards with inscriptions such as, “Call off the over three months strike now,” caused traffic gridlock along the  Murtala Mohammed Highway, Calabar.

 Speaking briefly with journalists after the protest, spokesperson for the students and 200 Level Law student of the University of Calabar, Afufu Anthony, threatened that the protest would be extended to the airport if the Federal Government failed to do something urgently to end the strike.

Copyright PUNCH.
https://punchng.com/strike-ASUU-meets-as-visitation-panels-submit-reports/?amp

EducationRe: Strike: We’ve Resumed Talks With FG, Say ASUU, SSANU by Voldoz: 9:34am On May 30, 2022
Another Dead-lock roaming, guy make FG give them that AG money even if na the 80 billion self ASUU go relax.

Too much talk no day full basket
EducationRe: ASUP Suspends Strike, Asks Members To Resume Monday by Voldoz(op): 8:02pm On May 29, 2022
FairlyUSEDpussy:
So......what's the fate of their university counterpart bayii(ASUU).......
ASUU day fight for the betterment of our universities forgetting that majority of the ones they have graduated are jobless.

Fighting a government that will soon leave office they have nothing to lose for them the strike can go on till e tenure finish nobody send.
EducationASUP Suspends Strike, Asks Members To Resume Monday by Voldoz(op): 7:01pm On May 29, 2022
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has suspended its two-week warning strike and asked members of the union to resume duties next month.

This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the National Publicity Secretary of the union Abdullahi Yalwa.

“The two weeks definite strike of the Union will be rounding off on the 29th of May, 2022 as agreed by the emergency meeting of NEC.

“Consequently, the Union is requesting members to resume duties effective 30th of May, 2022 while hoping that government will take advantage of the window to address the 5 outstanding items,” he said in the statement.

“Further directives/ updates shall be released after the 103rd meeting of NEC which is scheduled to hold in the month of June 2022 during which the situation shall be reviewed.”

The union said the move followed “the significant inroads were made in four (4) of the items in our list of demands” which include payment of areas of the new minimum wage among others.

However, ASUP said there are four more outstanding issues yet to be addressed by the government. This includes the release of the approved N15Bn revitalization fund for the sector.

“This issue is still stuck in the Federal Ministry of Finance with a promise of follow-up action by the Education Ministry,” the statement added.

Others, the union’s statement noted, are the release of arrears of CONTISS 15 migration for the lower cadre; the release of the Scheme of Service and Conditions of Service; continued delay in the appointment of substantive Rectors for Federal Polytechnics in Mubi, Offa, and Kaduna, and the resolution of issues with members in Colleges of Agriculture.

https://www.channelstv.com/2022/05/28/just-in-asup-calls-off-warning-strike-asks-members-to-resume-monday/

PhonesRe: Vivo Y21 Update by Voldoz(op): 9:28am On May 27, 2022
Damisic:
I didn't see it oo...and I just checked it



Have u already updated urs
No no data for it yet, even my bro use same y21 but his own has not yet arrive.

I think it's because I bought mine earlier than him.
EducationRe: ASUU: Strike Continues, The 34billion Released By FG Isn't Part of Our Demands. by Voldoz: 6:52pm On May 26, 2022
I stand with revitalization any other ASUU demands na their business moreover ASUU UTAS for me it's going to cause more future problem cause now every other body wants their own payment platform. IPPIS was developed to eliminate ghost workers. ASUU don't wanna admit it but they are scared of IPPIS.

Revitalization was never a major problem in our educational system ASUU and it's members are, most Lecturers can't lecture in a way people understand. I think they should first fix their members before they battle for Revitalization.
PhonesVivo Y21 Update by Voldoz(op): 4:07am On May 26, 2022
Vivo has roll out update for Y21 series I just got it this morning

EducationRe: ASUU Is A Greedy Body That Should Be Dissolved by Voldoz: 1:19pm On May 25, 2022
See I fault FG ooo but ASUU get problem for head from the look of things ASUU no one call off strike.

They are being paid even while on strike so what's the need working when you know you will still get paid doing nothing.

Now they fault IPPIS and went for UTAS, they said IPPIS is faulty and not suitable for them now my question is this IPPIS is what most western countries use why is ASUU having problems with it? Maybe cause it was meant to eliminate ghost workers, most lecturers lectures upto 4 universities which is wrong but I can accept that but those ones who are dead are still receiving payments (who receives the money) that's the reason why government wants IPPIS and ASUU don't want it.
SportsRe: Klopp Wins Premier League Manager Of The Season by Voldoz: 10:04am On May 25, 2022
MITCHELL96:
No be Guardiola suppose win am ? grin

Who won the league ?
Guardiola won the league playing beautiful games and with some comebacks that was almost impossible

Letter to Aston Villa, Thunder fire una, una no been won collect the 15 millions pounds on top Grealish head ? undecided
See bro premier league no get sense they go add both your achievements for fa, capital, uefa and premier league give you award which is wrong.

Klopp is a nice guy shall with all the job he did at Liverpool for me he is kinda a step above pep.
PoliticsRe: IPOB Replies Northern Groups On Killings: Don’t Start Fight That Won’t End by Voldoz: 10:02am On May 25, 2022
Basher8583:
Ask you grandfather what the casualty of igbos were during the biafra war.. Naija no break. But Igbos were Fvked up physcally and emotionally.

Learn from past experiences and disist from this nonsense talk.

Igbos have a lot to lose in this fight since una no like to dey siddon for your obodo
Oga go sit down, if not for the external help Nigeria lost that war and don't think now and then are same.

We just pray for peace but a war will definitely destroy this already cracked nation.
PoliticsRe: IPOB Replies Northern Groups On Killings: Don’t Start Fight That Won’t End by Voldoz: 9:59am On May 25, 2022
I no be Igbo but I can confirm the hausas they live in peace I buy onions, potatoes from them nobody kill them.

I don't know why every killing that happens is Biafra related.

Investigation should be carried out.
PoliticsRe: IPOB Kills Woman, 4 Kids, 6 Others In Anambra by Voldoz: 7:15am On May 24, 2022
Maxymilliano:
https://dailytrust.com/ipob-kills-woman-4-kids-6-other-northerners-in-anambra
Everything IPOBhuh

It's very funny like very very funny.

Guy am not an Igbo person I schooled there, all these killings have nothing to do with Biafra.
BusinessRe: MTN Nigeria More Valuable Than Nigerian Banks, Insurance Companies Combined by Voldoz: 1:23pm On May 22, 2022
Parachoko:
I wander why Nigerian laws are so lenient on this network provider.

There data price is so expensive, but there network is very terrible.

In this 2022, there is no network provider that's operating a stable and fast internet service in Nigeria. And nobody is doing anything about it, everybody just dey look as dem dey make billions of Naira and not giving valid for money.

MTN has no excuse for not giving us fast and stable internet service in Nigeria again.
Na we citizens be the cause of the problem.

When we sit down close mouth waything we expect them to do?

MTN go deduct money anyhow from my account bank go tell me say na their commission. As if the card na another network I one use am for.

Useless people.
FoodRe: Delicious Grandma Stew And White Rice I Made In Uncompleted Building. Pics by Voldoz: 6:56am On May 22, 2022
Stallionhorse:
Which one be grandma stew?? Just say you cooked Brooklyn stew!! And please the pictures look irritating just like the food..
Na people like you day make this country go backwards. Black man always selling themselves out at no price mtchewww.
SportsRe: Mbappe To Pocket A €300m Signing Bonus & €100m-A-Year For Staying At PSG (Pix) by Voldoz: 9:44pm On May 21, 2022
This also goes against no player is bigger than a club. At this moment I don't see Pochettino telling him what to do and it's bad for cause other players are watching.

PSG must understand Mbappe might be a star player but he can't play without the team behind him.
SportsRe: Mbappe To Pocket A €300m Signing Bonus & €100m-A-Year For Staying At PSG (Pix) by Voldoz: 9:41pm On May 21, 2022
MangekyoAlt:
Although overrated, this Mbapoe don blow oo grin
I wouldn't be surprised if his net worth isn't 2x the combined net worth of both cr7 and lm10 when he gets to their age grin
The net worth is good but I pray he gets to cr7 and lm10 level cause at this age both cr7 and lm10 where ballon d or holders if am not mistaken.

Wealth is not always everything he just need to focus on his football and achieve.
EducationEXPLAINER: What Is IPPIS? What Is UTAS? by Voldoz(op): 7:03pm On May 21, 2022
What is IPPIS

The federal government of Nigeria in October 2006 introduced the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) as one of its reform programmes to improve the effectiveness and efficiency in the storage of personnel records and administration of monthly payroll in such a way to enhance confidence in staff emolument costs and budgeting.

According to top government staff, the aim was to buttress the government’s commitment to efficient and effective service delivery. “Our main aim is to pay accurately and on time within statutory and contractual regulations. We aim to provide a payroll service that is customer-focused and that utilizes technology wherever possible.”

As at June 2020, there were 696 ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAS) on the IPPIS platform. The department is responsible for processing and payment of salaries to over one million (1,139,633) federal government employees across the 696 MDAs.

The goal of IPPIS as a payment system is to enroll into the platform, all the federal government MDAs that draws personnel cost fund from the consolidated revenue fund. Since the inception of the IPPIS project in April 2007, the department has saved the federal government billions of Naira by eliminating thousands of ghost workers.

Why IPPIS?

The choice of IPPIS as a payment system is copied from what is obtainable in other parts of the world where Information Communication Technology (ICT) is used to improve management reporting. It was established to help the government track ghost workers in its payment system.

The World Bank-financed the pilot phase in February 2006 upon the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR).

However, the project went live in April 2007 with seven pilot MDAs, with their management transferred to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) in October 2008.

The pilot MDAs are the federal ministry of education; federal ministry of transportation (works arm); federal ministry of finance; budget office of the federation; federal ministry of information; ministry of foreign affairs; and national planning commission.

Prior to their registration, the nominal rolls of the seven pilot MDAs submitted indicated 55,000 staff, hence World Bank paid for 55,000 licenses. However, after their enrolment into the scheme, it was discovered that their total staff strength was 32,000, resulting to 11 MDAs being brought on board in July 2009 to optimise the 55,000 licenses purchased.


The federal executive council has seen the benefits of the scheme, especially in the area of savings to the government in its meeting on Wednesday 1 December 2010 approved the enrolment of all MDAs that draw their personnel cost from the consolidated revenue fund (CRF) into the IPPIS.

The phase II service-wide implementation commenced under the platform of new software called Oracle Application in September 2011 in batches and is being financed by the federal government of Nigeria. As of April 2018, 490 MDAs, including the Nigeria Police and other paramilitary agencies have been enrolled into IPPIS with total staff strength of over 700,000 employees.

What is UTAS?

However, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) preferred a payment option known as the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) as an alternative to IPPIS.

In fact, about 711 ministries, departments, and agencies of government in Nigeria are on the IPPIS platform, but ASUU insists on being the only one standing out.

Read also: ASUU strike: Commuters groan as protesting students block Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

ASUU maintains that the federal government must pull out of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and begin to use the University Transparency, Accountability Solution (UTAS) payment platform.

According to ASUU, the IPPIS is a foreign policy that does improve the tertiary education system. The lecturers’ job is intellectual unlike other jobs out there. The union claimed that the federal government rejected the UTAS proposed by the lecturers because it was developed by Nigerians.

The union reiterated that ASUU considers the IPPIS payment system as uncongenial with the modus operandi of the university system, given the peculiarities of universities. Insisting that UTAS mode of employment, retirement age, sabbatical leave, adjunct engagements, part-time engagements, contract engagements, and others are concepts that are unique to the university, and obviously alien to IPPIS.

ASUU frowned on the fact that the federal government subjected UTAS to a series of integrity tests, yet no such test was conducted on IPPIS. Hence, they believe that the test on UTAS indicates that Nigerians cannot solve their problem.

According to ASUU, “Government is not comfortable with UTAS because it was developed by Nigerians. What a shame!”

And in order to ensure UTAS gain wider acceptability in the Nigerian universities, ASUU has updated the end-users of the solution in the federal government’s-owned universities’ bursary units on what the union termed “merits of its use” against the present PPIS being deployed for the institutions.
EducationASUU Strike And Funding Options For Government by Voldoz(op): 6:39am On May 21, 2022
The higher education sector has a critical dual role to play in every society: on one hand, producing a higher-level capable workforce and updating those already in the workforce for the nation to achieve global competitiveness. On the other hand, conduct research and development that contribute to the economic growth of the nation.

In Nigeria, however, this is not so as the higher educational institutions are bedevilled with uncertainties and disruptions that potentially immobilise the dual role aforementioned. These uncertainties and disruptions are triggered by the fact that government actions are not in tandem with that of other developed nations that believe that continuous investment of public money in higher education attracts considerable real economic returns for the Nation. Besides the political rhetoric of present and past government officials, there is no actionable evidence to support that the Nigerian government indeed believe there is an economic benefit to be gained with the continuous financing of higher education.

Private universities in Nigeria are outside the scope of this article as I focus on public higher education institutions (PHEI), which have in their community, the majority of Nigerian students because of the current subsidy that sector enjoys.

In reality, if an honest assessor conducts a value check, the result would reveal a seemingly rising weak value for money for recent graduates of PHEIs in Nigeria. This alone remains the root cause of the perception that “education is a scam” or more profoundly, PHEIs have become an anachronistic and risky pathway to professional competency. In other words, PHEIs graduates’ quality in Nigeria is under threat, which is a leading contributor to rising unemployability and migration abroad in pursuit of better education.

Let me concede, however, that the threat to graduate quality is not limited to Nigeria alone, necessitating the considerable pressure on the government of developing countries to find solutions to address this threat in line with SDG 2030 target 4 – “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education.” But what makes the Nigerian case peculiar is the apathetic attitude of the government towards improving the quality of their tertiary institutions. The brazing reluctance and nonchalant attitudes various past and present governments in Nigeria have displayed towards providing sufficient funds to improve the budgetary allocations of universities or even consider it worthwhile, to honour agreements reached with the academic staff union of universities (ASUU) in 2009 and 2020 beggars belief.

Currently, ASUU is on strike, rolled over for another 12 weeks, after the initial 4 and 8 weeks. Opinions are diverse on this recent strike, which came after 9-month strike action by ASUU in 2020.

As a lecturer, I am sad and disappointed that we have to down tools. Yet, ASUU’s demands are pertinent. Universities are underfunded and neglected. It should not be an abode for intellectuals anymore in the current state infrastructure-wise. The hostels and lecture halls are dilapidated. The existing faculties, laboratories, workshops, and libraries are sub-standard to put it mildly. The welfare of the University workers remains negligible. This is reflected by the current closure of all Federal and some State Universities after various other unions within the universities (The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities [SSANU] and the Non-Academic Staff Union [NASU]) embarked on strikes demanding better welfare and infrastructural upgrade.

Besides the welfare and physical challenges, our educational methodologies are stale. Innovations in technological advancements have grown rapidly, changing educational methodologies and the way courses are taught globally. However, in Nigeria, our teaching pattern remains traditional, which is seemingly an ineffective educational approach. Our current educational structure would not make our graduates appealing to hiring firms not ready to engage them in additional capacity building. This is because the current university curriculum is deficient in analytical performance, critical thinking and soft skills strengthening, resulting in low productivity and poor leadership in vocations and professions. All these are embedded on the call by ASUU, which unfortunately does not make the headline as only enhanced welfare is often made the key reason for the strike.

Without dwelling on the pros and cons of the strike, our universities need urgent funding to meet ASUU’s demand so the universities can reopen and students return to various campuses to revive economic activities within their localities. The Federal government is not responding to their demands citing lack of funds to meet over a trillion-naira request by ASUU. Various funding options are available for short and long-term implementation:

The first option is a concession. According to European Commission, concessions involve a contractual arrangement between a public authority and a private investor, where the latter provides services or carries out works and gets remunerated. It is expected that private investors will inject the required resources, which will improve the infrastructure and quality of tertiary education. This option is very attractive to the government as it absolves them from funding the university since the financial risk would be transferred to the private investor.

Nevertheless, the downside is the potential rise in tuition costs outside the reach of many students from poor homes thereby negating sustainable development goal (SDGs) 4.3. that by 2030, the government must, “ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university.”

Other factors making this option unappealing for low-middle income countries include the following: first, with an increase in tuition fees, the country would seemingly witness a significant drop in the number of enrolment and graduates. This will affect the potential workforce that will service the entire economy. Firms and businesses may resort to importing workers from abroad at a higher cost with its inherent capital flight and pressure on the Naira. Second, some experts posited that government can provide student loans to mitigate the drop in the number of students. This is dead on arrival because we would most likely experience increase in non-performing loans as graduates on student loans without a good job, and attractive salary (not minimum wage) will struggle to meet repayment timeline. The government may end up bailing out banks.

The second funding option for the government is to borrow N1.3 trillion from over 26 trillion of our pension funds. Pension funds belong to the institutional investors’ category. Lately, institutional investors seek long-term investment to deploy their assets. Luckily, the Nigerian population is young, which means a significant amount is not reaching retirement age or retired, a favourable factor pension fund managers consider before going long on investment since they pay out fewer benefits than they receive in contributions. Understandably, National Pension Commission (PENCOM) frowns on investment outside markets or financial instruments, to guide against unreasonable risk-taking by administrators, which could lead to investors’ funds’ impairment. However, this practice is at variance with the global pension industry, which is seeking to diversify in other sectors like education and long-term infrastructure.

The third option is to borrow from insurance companies. This option is worth considering since pension funds sometimes prefer syndicating investments, that is, to invest jointly in a consortium either with investors in the same category to spread out the risk, or invest with those with the capacity to manage potential educational risk. Life insurance and motor vehicle insurance accumulate long-term funds through premiums from policyholders only paid out upon the insured’s death or in the case of a motor vehicle, a claim is made as a result of an accident.

While the last two options are debt-led, the government can also fund education through exactions. Exactions are an attractive strategy for deriving additional investment in needed infrastructure in high-growth areas and where a country’s fiscal capacity is limited. Hypothetically, if motor vehicle insurance cost is increased by N5000, while the original insurance fee goes to insurance companies, the additional N5000 can go towards funding of tertiary education. This could also apply to car licensing and flight costs or in luxury items. For instance, if N5000 extra is added to the cost of flight per domestic passenger, license and motor vehicle insurance annual renewals, which are all payments made by those above the poverty line; the government will have N182bn annually. Here is the breakdown: with the 12.9million passengers that travelled on domestic flights using data obtained from Statista, the government would get N64bn annually from that category. Likewise, if the same amount is added to motor license and insurance renewal, using NBS 2018 data of 11.8million annual car licenses and insurances. The government would have N59bn each. In total, the exactions from these three items would give the government N182bn annually. An additional 20bn from the government treasury would meet 200bn annual payment ASUU demands and the strike would simply evaporate.

It is my humble submission that any of the above-listed options is a good place for government to start the gradual withdrawal from tertiary education funding through budgetary allocation pending when the universities can galvanise the endowment funding pattern through their various alumni branches. Since this administration is at the tail-end of its dispensation, they could put in place necessary legislation and policies that will allow the next dispensation to hit the ground running.


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EducationRe: ASUU and FG Palava by Voldoz(op): 7:01am On May 20, 2022
Vincyman:
If you analyze this post closely you will discover two important details...

One is the selective use of colloquial abstract representation of normative words owing to the distinction in regulatory and derogatory affirmative relations to binary sentences

The second is, okay make l no lie give u, l no know wetin l said above
Thank you �
Prof I greet you
EducationASUU and FG Palava by Voldoz(op): 10:44pm On May 19, 2022
Like this ASUU STRIKE don go one side ooo

LoL!!!!!!!!!

See I don talk am before and I will say it again.

ASUU & FG are killing education in this country with FG taking most of the blame for their nonsense.

My guy came to me and said since ASUU and FG went on meeting definitely the strike would be called off I told him bro see if then don't go meeting more than 3 times (which will end in deadlock) forget it ASUU won't call off the strike.

No party is making move to settle the issue self.

I sorry for my fellow comrades (students) the Lord is our strength next year my ID don expire.

It's funny everyone is just ignoring the issue because both FG and ASUU executives non have kids in the public universities, that's why they keep making the issue look like a joke.
Foreign AffairsRe: Bush Condemns Putin's Invasion Of 'Iraq' Instead Of Ukraine by Voldoz: 4:34pm On May 19, 2022
shogsman:
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-61505050
People judge a country by their presidents, Bush and Obama was an example even Buhari is an example
RomanceRe: Who Was At Fault In Your Last Relationship? You Or Your Ex? by Voldoz: 2:56pm On May 19, 2022
It was me I failed to realize I was inside a pit instead of a relationship my nighaz never did like the girl but I was Simplified already.

Later this same girl told me to be like those boys that pop champagne and wear Gucci I told her am still planning my life I can't do that yet.

Omo this girl say make I go greet her again or talk to her las las today na she day disturb me for Whatsapp complain say I no day give her face.

Omo I stay light years away from her.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Eintracht Frankfurt Vs Rangers FC : Europa League (5 - 4)pens On 18th May 2022 by Voldoz: 10:31pm On May 18, 2022
I no understand so must you score they score you back?

I must commend the two clubs they made me especially proud especially Frankfurt.
CareerRe: My Female Colleague Stopped Talking To Me Because Of This by Voldoz: 2:59pm On May 18, 2022
9japride:
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My advice to you is just let her be. Find an alternative in getting information about your office. If you keep calling her, it might back fire and she can accuse you of pestering her life which her husband and the company won't find it funny. It's difficult to understand most women.
I agree with you bro, women are very difficult to understand.

Some today there see you smile greet you, tomorrow you will try to do smile assuming you guys are friends and they will bullshit you.
PoliticsRe: Deborah: Suspect In Viral Video Is From Niger Republic, Has Escaped – Police by Voldoz: 8:49am On May 15, 2022
I think it's high time we walk our separate ways cause it's stupid sharing a nation with uncivilized group of cows. I have seen Islam in other places but those ones in the Northern part of this shit of a country are not Muslim they are Terriorst.

If we start burning mosque and kill them over here there we say we are violent.
PoliticsRe: Deborah: Suspect In Viral Video Is From Niger Republic, Has Escaped – Police by Voldoz: 8:45am On May 15, 2022
exCHRISTIAN:
Why didn't the imaginery christ protect the lady shocked

Is he absent? Or doesn't exist? Or cant fulfill His promise to protect his followers? Or is the bbbile lyi*g as it used to do?
Thessalonians 3:3

I left Xtianity because I realized it's rubbish.
What do yo expect from a god that was born by a WOMAN and ended, murdered on Cross? Didn't help himself also grin


The entitled punishment for blasphemy in Xtianity as I was forced study by my parents back then is death !!!

anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be put to death. The entire assembly must stone them. Whether foreigner or native-born, when they blaspheme the Name they are to be put to death.
Leviticus 24:16

Deborah killers used this verse to kill her the way the verse instruct, I think they own a copy of christ papers, bible is full of evil to its followers.

I left religion for you!!! Ath3ism all the way

Before any rotten brain qoute me, see my signature..... grin
You are not a Christian our Bible is not a literature book and it's not meant for anyone to understand. If you are a Christian you would have known Jesus abolish Moses's laws

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