Tag: Universities Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS)

Slash State House, NASS BudgetsTo Meet ASUU’s Demands, SERAP To Buhari

Abibat Babalola

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently recover missing N105.7bn of public funds from ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to fund the country’s public tertiary institutions, improve the welfare of staff members, and ensure that the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) return to class without further delay.” SERAP said, “Pending the recovery of the missing public funds, we urge you to redirect some of the presidency’s budget of N3.6 billion on feeding and travels, and the N134 billion allocated to the National…

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Strike: UNIBEN Students Protest Against Unending Action

Abibat Babalola

  “Our children need to go back to school. It is a ticking time bomb when our children sit at home doing nothing.”     Students from the University of Benin, the Edo State capital on Wednesday defied the early morning rain to embark on a protest against the continued strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The students, who took their protest to the King Square area of the city, demanded an end to the strike. They said they are tired of staying at home,…

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