Wednesday, February 8, 2023
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US
WITHIN NIGERIA - NEWS PICKS
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
    • BREAKING
    • National
    • Local News
    • Politics
    • Diaspora
    • Business
    • Education
    • Sports
    • World News
      • Africa
      • U.S
      • Asia
      • Europe
    • XTRA
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE
    • GIST
    • ARTICLES
    • VIDEOS
No Result
View All Result
WITHIN NIGERIA - NEWS PICKS
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE

TRENDING IN 7-DAYS

Fidelity Bank MD

Fidelity Bank MD Sentenced To Prison (Details)

February 7, 2023
Tinubu and Obi

Peter Obi: Tinubu Has Ordered FFK, Keyamo And Adamu To Release A Video Called ‘Killer Punch’ – Obi-Datti PCC

February 7, 2023

Nigerian pastor’s wife shot dead in front of her home in US

February 5, 2023

Soldier sentenced to death by hanging for killing 5 innocent persons

February 3, 2023

South Africa: Third-year student allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend

February 4, 2023
  BREAKING
JUST IN: Protesters storm CBN, AGF office in Abuja over S’Court verdict February 8, 2023
JUST IN: NLC Gets New President February 8, 2023
Just In: Tanker explodes on Ore-Benin Expressway February 8, 2023
JUST-IN: IMF advises CBN to extend date for currency swap February 8, 2023
JUST IN: INEC chairman briefs Buhari, FEC on 2023 election February 8, 2023
BREAKING: Supreme Court stops FG on new naira notes February 8, 2023
JUST IN: ICPC discovers N258m hidden in bank’s vault, arrests managers February 7, 2023
JUST IN: Pandemonium in Ogun as irate youths protest naira, fuel scarcity (VIDEO) February 7, 2023
JUST IN: Buhari meets Emefiele, Tambuwal, others over scarcity of Naira notes February 7, 2023
BREAKING: Rivers Court Remands Atiku Supporters In Prison Custody February 7, 2023
Next
Prev

MOST READ TODAY

Fidelity Bank MD
Local News

Fidelity Bank MD Sentenced To Prison (Details)

February 7, 2023

JUST IN: ICPC discovers N258m hidden in bank’s vault, arrests managers

Fayose brother’s alleged attack not reported – Osun police

ASUU: Why we declared ‘comprehensive, total and indefinite’ strike

in Education
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
Davies Ngere IfybyDavies Ngere Ify
August 30, 2022
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said a “comprehensive, total and indefinite” strike was declared because of its dissatisfaction with the Federal Government’s response to its demands.

This was stated in a statement made by Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the president of ASUU, following the emergency Union National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.

The statement is entitled “ASUU strikes are to save public universities”.

Since February 14, the lecturers have been on strike in protest of the government’s alleged failure to uphold agreements made with the unions.

READ ALSO

UTME: JAMB cancels registrations of 817 candidates

FG approves use of Hijab for female students

TETFund commences national employability benchmarking in varsities

91 bag first class degree as FUOYE graduates 3914

Striking lecturers’ demands include university funding, salaries, and earned allowances, among other things.

Osodeke said that the meeting was called to review developments since its last resolution that rolled over the nationwide strike action for another four weeks starting from Aug 1.

“In view of the foregoing, and following extensive deliberations on government’s response to the resolution of Feb. 14, 2022, so far, NEC concluded that the demands of the union had not been satisfactorily addressed.

“Consequently, NEC resolved to transmute the roll-over strike to a comprehensive, total, and indefinite strike action beginning from 12.01 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022,’’ he said.

According to him, NEC observed with regret that the union has experienced a lot of deceit of the highest level in the last five and half years as the Federal Government engaged ASUU in fruitless and unending negotiation without a display of utmost fidelity.

Osodeke said that ASUU and other well-meaning Nigerians had expressed serious disappointment and consternation on the attitude of the government conveyed by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.

He said that for the avoidance of doubt, however, none of the issues that forced the union to resume the suspended strike as listed in the December 2020 FGN-ASUU Memorandum of Action (MoA) had been satisfactorily addressed by the government to date.

“ The draft renegotiated FGN-ASUU Agreement (second draft) remains unsigned; the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) has not been adopted and deployed to replace the discredited Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

“The White Papers on Visitation Panels to federal universities, if ready as claimed by the government more than six months ago, are nowhere to be found,” he said.

He said similarly, government had not delivered on the promised balance of one tranche of the Revitalisation Fund more than one year after, and the outstanding two tranches of the Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) had not been released.

He added that nothing had since happened on the promised support for amendment to the Law of the National Universities Commission (NUC) to stem the tide of proliferation of universities, especially by the state governments.

“NEC was utterly disappointed in agents of government, especially the Minister of Education, for the deliberate falsehood and misrepresentation of facts aimed at scoring cheap political gains.

“It is disheartening to imagine that a minister whose responsibility it is to resolve the crisis can overnight turn round to lead in this ignoble enterprise of distorting facts and misleading Nigerians,’’ he said.

He said NEC observed with displeasure that some mischievous Vice-Chancellors and Chairpersons of Governing Councils of State Universities have evolved disingenuous underhand tactics to undermine the current ASUU struggle in their various universities.

The union president said, “ASUU struggles are to save Nigerian public universities irrespective of ownership federal or state.”

He said ASUU shall use all legitimate means at its disposal to protect and defend the interests of its members in public universities who might be victimized on the account of the ongoing struggles.

Osodeke said the NEC noted with pains, its concerns for Nigerian students “who are also our wards and foster children” and condemned the government’s seeming indifference to their plights.

He said the union empathized with the students, parents, and other stakeholders in the universities.

He said NEC reaffirmed its belief in the sanctity of a stable academic system.

“Were it within our control, our universities would never have been shut for one day.

“However, ASUU was forced into taking this painful decision to prevent members of the Nigerian children from the ruling class and their foreign collaborators from further destroying whatever is left of our public universities. We are all victims.

“We need the understanding, solidarity and sacrifices of all to ensure that every qualified Nigerian youth who cannot afford the cost of private university education or foreign studies has unhindered access to quality university education,’’ he said.

He said ASUU strikes were aimed at saving public education, and ensuring that governments (Federal and State) use “our common patrimony to support quality public university education. This is our collective obligation.”

He said NEC acknowledged with appreciation past and current efforts by eminent Nigerians and groups to mediate in the lingering crisis.

He said that ASUU would remain focused on the full implementation of the Dec. 23, 2020 Memorandum of Action for quick restoration of industrial harmony in Nigeria’s public universities.

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Got News Tip? Send Us Story !
Follow Us on Google News

MOST READ TODAY

Fidelity Bank MD

Fidelity Bank MD Sentenced To Prison (Details)

February 7, 2023
Tinubu and Obi

Peter Obi: Tinubu Has Ordered FFK, Keyamo And Adamu To Release A Video Called ‘Killer Punch’ – Obi-Datti PCC

February 7, 2023

INEC not refusing to appeal tribunal judgement – Adeleke’s lawyers

February 7, 2023

JUST IN: ICPC discovers N258m hidden in bank’s vault, arrests managers

February 7, 2023

Crisis erupts in Anambra community, many feared killed

February 6, 2023

Obafemi Martins’ son signs contract with Italian club Monza

February 5, 2023

Faster Updates

Get News Via Whatsapp
Get News Via Telegram
Follow Us on Google News
Got News Tip? Send Us Story !

LATEST UPDATES

EFCC re-arraigns comedian Adeherself for alleged internet fraud

February 8, 2023

JUST IN: Protesters storm CBN, AGF office in Abuja over S’Court verdict

February 8, 2023

JUST IN: NLC Gets New President

February 8, 2023
tanker explosion

Just In: Tanker explodes on Ore-Benin Expressway

February 8, 2023

Napoli take final decision on selling Osimhen

February 8, 2023
Femi Fani-Kayode

Fani-Kayode Reacts As Supreme Court Gives Order On Deadline For Old Naira Notes

February 8, 2023
INEC

2023 elections: How we’ll tackle petrol, cash scarcities – INEC

February 8, 2023
IPAC BVAS

2023 election: What we’ll do if hoodlums snatch, hijack BVAS – INEC

February 8, 2023

Naira Swap: Tinubu hails governors over Supreme Court ruling

February 8, 2023
Peter Obi

2023: Obi will get more votes from north than south – LP chieftain

February 8, 2023
Load More

Discussion about this post

ADVERTISEMENT

LATEST NEWS

EFCC re-arraigns comedian Adeherself for alleged internet fraud

6 mins ago

JUST IN: Protesters storm CBN, AGF office in Abuja over S’Court verdict

29 mins ago

JUST IN: NLC Gets New President

46 mins ago
tanker explosion

Just In: Tanker explodes on Ore-Benin Expressway

2 hours ago

Napoli take final decision on selling Osimhen

2 hours ago
Femi Fani-Kayode

Fani-Kayode Reacts As Supreme Court Gives Order On Deadline For Old Naira Notes

3 hours ago
INEC

2023 elections: How we’ll tackle petrol, cash scarcities – INEC

3 hours ago
IPAC BVAS

2023 election: What we’ll do if hoodlums snatch, hijack BVAS – INEC

4 hours ago

Naira Swap: Tinubu hails governors over Supreme Court ruling

4 hours ago
Peter Obi

2023: Obi will get more votes from north than south – LP chieftain

4 hours ago

Woman pulled out of rubbles alive after 52 hours in Turkey

4 hours ago

Why I’m supporting Akpabio – Ekpoudom

4 hours ago

Nearly 7,000 confirmed dead in Turkey after quake

4 hours ago

Police arrest suspect over attack on Adamawa First Lady’s convoy

4 hours ago

Gombe man sodomises 12 Almajiri children

5 hours ago

JUST-IN: IMF advises CBN to extend date for currency swap

5 hours ago
Load More
NEWS PICKS — WITHIN NIGERIA

WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD.

NEWS, MULTI MEDIA

WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative reports, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro, Entertainment; and Articles.

Follow us on social media:

CORPORATE LINKS

  • About
  • Contacts
  • Report a story
  • Advertisement
  • Content Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
 
  • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Ethics Policy
  • Corrections Policy
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
    • BREAKING
    • National
    • Local News
    • Politics
    • Diaspora
    • Business
    • Education
    • Sports
    • World News
      • Africa
      • U.S
      • Asia
      • Europe
    • XTRA
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE
    • GIST
    • ARTICLES
    • VIDEOS

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In