Tag: Minister of Labour

ASUU: Compensate Us With Free Tuition, Varsity Students Tell Buhari

Abibat Babalola

“N20,000 stipends should also be given to the students to cushion the effect of the strike on education” – NANS President         As students of tertiary institutions affected by the eight months of industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) prepare for resumption, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has requested that the Federal Government waive tuition, hostel fees and other payments for students during next session. NANS said that the waiver would serve as compensation for the eight months they…

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ASUU Strike: Nigeria Has No Money to Meet Lecturers’ Demand – Minister

Ayobami Adedinni

The Minister of Labour, Senator Chris Ngige has claimed the federal government does not have the money to meet some of the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU embarked on a one-month warning strike on February, 14. The union explained that the decision was taken due to the federal government’s delay to implement their agreement, which include issues on salaries, the revitalisation fund for universities and the adoption of the University Transparency Accountability Solution (UTAS) payroll software. Speaking on a Television program monitored by Platforms Africa…

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