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  • Strike: Govt invites SSANU, NASU for talks

    Strike: Govt invites SSANU, NASU for talks

    The Federal Government has summoned a meeting with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) for today in the Office of the Minister of Education.

    The meeting is coming following expiration of a two-week ultimatum issued by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of SSANU and NASU to the government to pay its four months withheld salaries or they will shut down the universities.

    Former Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige had invoked the ‘No work, No pay’ policy when the four university-based unions embarked on a prolonged strike in 2022.

    Salaries of members who participated in the strike were withheld by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

    But President Bola Tinubu, in October 2023, granted amnesty to the workers and directed that the four months withheld salaries be paid.

    The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, had also said the payment was for all the university workers that participated in the strike.

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    While ASUU has been paid, the other three unions -NASU, SSANU and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) – are yet to get theirs.

    This has generated tension in the university system with the workers threatening to down tools from today.

    One of the union leaders, who pleaded for anonymity, said the government has fixed a meeting with SSANU and NASU by 1pm today to address the contentious issues.

    He said: “The Minister of Education has called to meet with SSANU and NASU tomorrow (today), maybe to persuade us not to go on strike. We will honour the invitation. We are also going to meet with the Minister of State for Labour and Employment by 3pm tomorrow (today).”

    It was also gathered that the JAC of SSANU and NASU has scheduled to meet by 10am today before going for the meeting with the education minister.

  • NASU canvasses cost cutting by governors

    NASU canvasses cost cutting by governors

    The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associates institutions (NASU) has said the flamboyant lifestyle of most of the governors and many political office holders will make it hard for them to comply with the new minimum wage.

    The union said the staggering revelations of billions of naira stolen by some former governors and the vast properties they acquired underscored a troubling reality

    Speaking with reporters, the General Secretary, NASU, Comrade Peters Adeyemi, said the lifestyle ,whether at the executive or legislative level, federal or state, portrays  a country of affluence.

    He said this disparity raises concerns among labour unions and the public, as the contrast between the opulent lifestyles of political leaders and the economic hardships faced by ordinary citizens become starkly evident.

    According to him, this disconnect underscores the need for fair and equitable economic policies, including an appropriate review of the National Minimum Wage Act to address the realities faced by the broader population.

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    He said: “For instance, hardly can governors be found inside a commercial plane in Nigeria as they move around in chartered jets. This practice further accentuates the stark contrast between the lifestyles of political office holders and the economic realities faced by ordinary Nigerians.

    “Such disparities highlight the importance of ensuring that policies, including the review of the National Minimum Wage Act, are aligned with the needs of the common man, rather than being out of touch with the struggles of average workers.

    “The staggering revelations of billions of naira stolen by some former state governors and the vast properties they acquired underscore a troubling reality: state governments are indeed capable of paying the national minimum wage. Instead, they opt to loot state resources for personal gain. This corruption highlights a gross misallocation of public funds that could otherwise improve the welfare of workers and contribute to the state’s development.”

    Adeyemi said for captains of industries, who are the employers in the organised private sector, their lifestyle is not different from those of their colleagues holding political offices.

    “Their primary interest lies in maximising profit to maintain their imperial lifestyle, often at the expense of workers’ welfare.This prioritisation of profit over fair compensation for employees further complicates the negotiations for a new national minimum wage as labour unions strive to secure a wage that reflects the true cost of living and ensures a decent standard of living for all workers.

    “The negotiations have, therefore, become an issue of “they and us,” focusing on how much can be released to the workers without depleting the resources required to maintain the majestic lifestyle of those in power and industry leadership. These adversarial dynamics underscore the broader struggle for economic justice, as workers seek a fair share of the nation’s wealth while political and business elites prioritise preserving their own affluent standards of living,” he said.

    In the light of these dynamics, he said a deadlock in the negotiations for the review of the national minimum wage is, therefore, inevitable.

    His words: “The stark contrast between the affluent lifestyles of political and industry leaders and the economic hardships faced by ordinary workers creates a contentious environment. As workers push for fair compensation that reflects the cost of living, and the elite aim to protect their resources and maintain their majestic lifestyles, reaching a consensus becomes exceedingly difficult.

    “During previous negotiations to review the national minimum wage, principal officials of the National Assembly often stepped in to mediate when talks reached a stalemate. Unfortunately, this vital mediation role is noticeably absent in the current negotiations. This situation is understandable, given that the National Assembly is burdened with its issues, including mind-blowing salaries and allowances, constituency allowances and allegations of budget padding.”

  • SSANU, NASU end warning seven-day strike

    SSANU, NASU end warning seven-day strike

    • Unions direct members to resume work

    Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) yesterday ended their seven-day warning strike.

    In a circular to branch chairmen of public universities across the country, SSANU President Mohammed Ibrahim directed members of the union and those of NASU to resume work today.

    The two unions began a seven-day warning strike last Monday over withheld salaries.

    Members of the unions in registry, bursary, works and maintenance, security, and students’ affairs withdrew their services throughout the period of the warning strike.

    It was that hostels and university gates were locked up and electricity supply cut off while the strike lasted.

    SSANU and NASU protested the withheld salaries of their members by the Federal Government.

    Both unions berated the Federal Government for paying withheld salaries to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) while neglecting those of non-academic unions.

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    All the unions had embarked on an eight-month strike in 2022 to press home some of their demands, including a better welfare package.

    Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration subsequently invoked a ‘No Work, No Pay policy’ against the unions but President Bola Tinubu, last October, approved the release of four of the eight months withheld salaries.

    SSANU and NASU accused the Federal Government of unfair treatment and discrimination by failing to pay them like their academic counterparts.

    The unions, after an initial notice on March 11, shut down hostels, power supply, security and administrative works in universities across the country.

    Labour Minister Nkiruka Onyejeocha described the unions’ action as a total disregard for Federal Government’s concerted effort to address their concerns.

    But SSANU and NASU said upon evaluation of the seven-day action, “the tempo of the warning strike has been massive, comprehensive and total in most of our universities and inter-universities centres”.

    They saluted the “dedication, resoluteness and loyalty of members to the cause of the union’s struggle for the payment of four months’ withheld salaries”.

    “Consequently, you are hereby informed that the seven-day warning strike shall end at midnight of Sunday, March 24, 2024 and normal work will resume on Monday, March 25, 2024,” the circular said.

  • JUST IN: NASU, SSANU end strike, direct members to resume work Monday 

    JUST IN: NASU, SSANU end strike, direct members to resume work Monday 

    The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have ended their one week warning strike, urging their members to resume work on Monday (today).

    The leadership of the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) also directed its members to resume duty today (Monday).

    The union however gave the federal government two weeks to pay for the withheld salaries.

    This is as the House of Representatives Committees on Education have invited the three University-based non teaching staff unions and the Minister of Education to a meeting on Wednesday.

    The Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU had declared a seven day warning strike which started on Monday, March 18 and ended on Sunday night over their exclusion in the payment of the four months withheld salaries as directed by President Bola Tinubu, while NAAT also declared a three day warning strike which started on Wednesday.

    Academic and administrative activities were paralysed in some public institutions last week as a result of the strike and examinations in some of the universities were affected.

    University clinics were also shut during the strike, while water supply in the universities was also cut, a development that led to students going outside their hostels and university environment in search of water.

    In a circular to its branch chairmen, the JAC of SSANU and NASU, directed members in the universities and Inter-University centers to resume duty on Monday.

    The circular, titled: “Re: 7-Days Warning Strike”, and signed by Prince Peters Adeyemi, NASU General Secretary and Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, SSANU President, reads in parts: “The leadership of National Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) acknowledge and commend the courage, tenacity. commitment and resoluteness of members of the two Unions in effectively prosecuting the 7-day warning strike action across the branches.

    “After evaluating the 7-day warning strike that commenced on Monday, 18th March, 2024, the JAC confirmed that the tempo of the warning strike has been massive, comprehensive and total in most of our Universities and Inter-University Centres. 

    “It therefore salutes the dedication, resoluteness and loyalty of members to the cause of the Union’s struggle for the payment of 4 months’ withheld salaries. We are proud of your concerted efforts.

    “Consequently, you are hereby informed that the 7-day warning strike shall end at midnight of Sunday, 24th March, 2024 and normal work will resume on Monday, 25th March, 2024.

    “While assuring you that the struggle for the payment of the 4 months’ withheld salaries is ongoing, further issues such as Renegotiation of Year 2009 FGN/NASU and SSANU Agreements, Payment of N50 Billion Earned Allowances and others will continue to receive the same attention. 

    “Therefore, JAC leadership will continue meaningful engagement with the relevant government agencies in both executive and legislative arms and you will be duly notified of the next line of action(s) to be taken.

    “Finally, we appreciate your unflinching support and unalloyed cooperation in this regard.”

    President of NAAT, Comrade Ibeji Nwokoma said his association has suspended the warning strike and will be meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Education on Wednesday afternoon.

    The Reps Committee has invited the three university – based unions that went on strike alongside the Minister of Education in order to find an amicable resolution of the issues that led to the strike.

    The NAAT President said: “We have suspended the strike and directed our members to resume duty immediately. We have also given the government two weeks to pay us the withheld salaries. But if the government fails to pay us after the two weeks, we will take a decision on it.”

  • SSANU, NASU begin seven-day warning strike

    SSANU, NASU begin seven-day warning strike

    The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have directed their members to begin a seven-day warning strike today.

    The action was taken by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of both unions.

    A statement, titled: Commencement of a Seven-Day Warning Strike, by NASU General Secretary Peters Adeyemi and SSANU President Mohammed Ibrahim, reads: “The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of NASU and SSANU has inundated the Federal Government with the need to pay the withheld four months’ salaries of our members in the Federal universities and inter-university centres, as done for our academic counterpart to no avail.”

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    “As a matter of fact, the attention of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman (SAN), was called to this injustice and unfair treatment of our members in our letter referenced JAC/NS/VOL.II/277, dated February 13, 2024 and to also inform them to resolve the issue positively before it leads to unnecessary upheaval in our university sector.

    “In a similar vein, a press release was issued on March 1, 2024 and the Federal Government was given a seven-day ultimatum to do the needful in respect of the payment of the withheld four months’ salaries but nothing was done on the same.

    “Having waited patiently for the ultimatum to expire without a positive response to our demand by the government, this is to direct our members in the universities and inter-university centres throughout the country to commence a seven-day warning strike effective Monday, March 18, 2024 in the first instance…”

  • SSANU, NASU begin seven-day warning strike Monday

    SSANU, NASU begin seven-day warning strike Monday

    The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have asked its members to commence a seven day warning strike beginning from Monday, March 18.

    The action was taken by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of both unions.

    According to a statement signed by General Secretary of NASU, Peters Adeyemi and SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, the directive indicated that there would be complete blackout in all the universities.

    The directive would also affect water treatment plants and clinics while those involved in the proposed matriculations in some universities are to stay away from any activities.

    President Bola Tinubu had directed that university workers who were on prolonged strike in 2022 and their salaries stopped by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari after the invocation of “No work, no pay” policy, be paid four months of the withheld salaries.

    While the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members have received their withheld salaries, the non – teaching staff comprising SSANU, NASU and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) are yet to receive any payment.

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    To express their dismay at the preferential treatment, SSANU and NASU through JAC, issued an ultimatum to the government, but the ultimatum expired without any action from the federal government.

    The two unions thereafter gave a seven day warning strike notice to commence on March 18 if the government failed to attend to their demand.

    In a statement on Friday March 15, JAC of the two unions lamented that the government had remained adamant to the strike notice and therefore directed that the warning strike should commence today.

    The statement explained that all the notices to the relevant government officials have produced no positive results.

    The statement titled: “Commencement of a 7-day warning strike,” read: “The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of NASU and SSANU has inundated the Federal Government with the need to pay the withheld 4 months’ salaries of our members in the Federal Universities and Inter-University Centres as done for our Academic counterpart to no avail.

    “As a matter of fact, the attention of Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President and Prof. Tahir Mamman, SAN, OON, the Honourable Minister of Education was called to this injustice and unfair treatment of our members in our letter referenced JAC/NS/VOL.II/277 dated 13th February, 2024 and to also inform them to resolve the issue positively before it leads to unnecessary upheaval in our University Sector.

    “In a similar vein, a press release was issued on 1st March, 2024 and the Federal Government was given 7-days ultimatum to do the needful in respect of the payment of the withheld 4 months’ salaries but nothing was done on the same.

    “Having waited patiently for the ultimatum to expire without a positive response to our demand by the government, this is to direct our members in the Universities and Inter- University Centres throughout the country to commence a 7-day warning strike effective Monday, 18th March, 2024 in the first instance.

    “Please note that the 7-day warning strike should be comprehensive and total as no concession should be given in any guise.

    “Your strict compliance and adherence to this directive is mandatory for all NASU and SSANU branches in the Universities and Inter-University Centres.”

  • JUST lN: SSANU, NASU declare seven-day warning strike

    JUST lN: SSANU, NASU declare seven-day warning strike

    The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU have declared a 7-day warning strike over their salaries withheld during the 2022 nationwide strike.

    SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim told journalists on Monday that the decision to embark on the strike was taken at a joint action committee of the two unions held in Akure, Ondo State capital on Thursday and Friday.

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    Ibrahim, who read the communiqué of the meeting to journalists in Abuja said the unions decided to embark on the warning strike as a last resort after several protest letters and other communications with the Federal Government did not yield any result.

    The statement added: “If nothing is done by the Federal Government to positively address this situation and respond to our previous letters to them, the members of the two unions may be forced to meet soon to take all lawful and stringent decisions on the matter.”

  • NASU seeks payment of withheld salaries

    NASU seeks payment of withheld salaries

    *Accuses Fed Govt of favouring ASUU 

    The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has asked the Federal Government to pay the four months withheld salaries of its members.

    The union threatened to embark on strike over the non-payment of the withheld salaries. 

    The union accused the Federal Government of favouring the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by paying four of the eight months owed members of ASUU. 

    Already, the Joint Action Committee comprising the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and NASU have given the government a seven day ultimatum. 

    In a letter issued on Friday by the JAC, the unions said they would go on strike if the Federal Government failed to release the withheld salaries after seven days.

    The letter was signed by the President of SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim and General Secretary of NASU Peters Adeyemi.

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    Former President Muhammadu Buhari withheld the salaries of university staff members who went on strike in 2022. 

    However, President Bola Tinubu in October 2023, ordered a partial release of four months of the withheld eight-month pay of all lecturers.

    In the letter, the unions expressed concern that the government released four months of withheld salaries to members of ASUU without extending the same gesture to non-academic staff.

    NASU general secretary, Adeyemi warned of grave consequences, threatening that the union may be compelled to down tools within a week, if the government failed to issue a directive instructing the Accountant – General of the Federation to pay their members the four months salaries as well.

    Adeyemi said the strike was forced on NASU, yet it fully complied with official procedures before embarking on the industrial action.

    He said: “This meeting was convened to discuss very serious issues affecting us, especially our members in the university and inter University Centres across the length and breadth of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

    “This meeting was convened so that industrial harmony and stability that had been witnessed since the advent of this new government under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu can be sustained.

    “It’s the same reason why when our union and SSANU was informed about the government decision to go ahead and pay four months withheld salaries of the unions that went on strike, which was confirmed to us even by the Minister of Education during our meeting with him sometime late December.

    “But it was shocking that just a few weeks ago, we were informed that the office of the Chief of Staff gave approval to the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation to go ahead and pay the four months salaries to one of the unions in the universities.

    “We asked ourselves was there a contradiction in the pronouncement of government and its functionaries? Is it what is supposed to be, is there an attempt to introduce favouritism and partiality? and we told ourselves that probably it will not be acceptable to us.

    “The strike was forced on us, we never went on any strike in this union without following due processes. We filled the form TBH as required for embarking on strike and we also filled the necessary. forms.”

    Adeyemi stated that NASU had four agreements it signed with the Buhari administration under the leadership of former Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige.

    He said unfortunately those agreements were not honoured, adding that: “we were forced by our members who began to lose confidence in us and they began to ask questions because any time with the government they will sign one agreement or the other with us.”

    He noted that owing to the prevailing social economic challenges, if there is any union and its members that deserved to be paid first, it should be members of NASU.

    He added: “Recall that before we suspended the strike, the then President insisted that the then Minister of Labour and Employment should hands-off from the matter of education.

    “The then President directed that the then Minister of Education who is our employer should be the one to handle the issues. We met with Mallam Adamu Adamu and we had an agreement which subsisted till this moment.

    “We had an agreement with the government and all of the issues were treated and at the end of that agreement there was a clause of no victimisation. No victimisation means nothing will be denied of our members. The idea of the same government coming to say “No Work No Pay”was injustice at the highest order.”

    He said the union appreciated the present government for making the pronouncement that these salaries be paid, but was somehow confused as to why up till this moment NASU members have not been paid their four months withheld salaries.

    He stated: “This meeting is to call on the government of President Bola Tinubu to direct without any further delay the payment of our four months withheld outstanding salaries.

    “We are not unmindful of the problems that this government is confronted with, but these unpaid salaries are part of the problem, so the President should do well to pay us so that this problem will be out of his way.

    “We are not going to continue to put pressure on our members to be reasonable and continue to sustain industrial harmony if this monies are not paid. In the next one or two weeks we are going to shut down the place.”

  • SSANU, NASU issue seven-day ultimatum to FG over withheld salaries

    SSANU, NASU issue seven-day ultimatum to FG over withheld salaries

    THe Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have threatened to embark on strike over the four months withheld salaries of their members.

    In a letter issued on Friday by the Joint Action Committee (JAC), the unions said they would go on strike if the Federal Government failed to release the withheld salaries after seven days.

    The letter was signed by the President of SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim, and the General Secretary of NASU Peters Adeyemi.

    Former President Muhammadu Buhari withheld the salaries of university staff members who went on strike in 2022.

    However, President Bola Tinubu in October 2023, ordered a partial release of four months of the withheld eight-month pay of all lecturers.

    In the letter, the unions expressed concern that the government released four months of withheld salaries to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities without extending the same gesture to non-academic staff.

    The unions said: “While we appreciate the federal government for paying our academic counterpart, we also deem it necessary that our members are also paid,” the joint letter reads in part.

    “The various feelers we are getting from our members in the universities and inter-university centres indicate that we can no longer guarantee and be able to sustain industrial peace in the university sector.

    “We, therefore, use this opportunity once again to call on the federal government to do the needful within the next seven days.

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    “The joint action committee of NASU and SSANU should not be held responsible should the wheel of administration and corporate governance be grounded to a halt in the University sector, as we have exercised enough patience.

    “If nothing is done by the federal government to positively address this situation and respond to our previous letters to them, the members of the two unions may be forced to meet soon to take all lawful and stringent decisions on the matter.”

    SSANU and NASU said they had written a letter to the Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman on February 13, but received no response.

    The unions added: “We are shocked that two weeks after the letters had been sent and received by the appropriate quarters, the federal government has remained quiet and refused to take any step towards addressing this very sensitive issue.

    “We like to confirm through this medium once again to the federal government that the pressure on us has intensified and we have done everything possible within our ambit to prevail on our members to maintain industrial peace and tranquility.”

  • NASU to Fed Govt: prosecute fuel subsidy scammers

    NASU to Fed Govt: prosecute fuel subsidy scammers

    • Union seeks sanction against fraudulent IPPIS officials

    The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to prosecute everyone involved in the “fuel subsidy scam” or immediately revert to the price of petroleum products before his swearing in on May 29, last year.

    NASU said this after its national delegates’ conference in Abuja, where Makolo Hassan and Prince Peters Adeyemi were re-elected as the union’s National President and General Secretary.

    It said both men were returned to office for their “dedicated commitment and sterling performance”.

    NASU said successive governments had argued that the amount paid for petroleum by Nigerians was lower than international benchmarks because the Federal Government was subsidising the product.

    The union expressed disappointment that the immediate past and present Federal Government, which claimed fuel subsidy was a scam, failed to name or prosecute those involved in the scam.

    It said there were several laws for the prosecution of criminals and that the immediate past and current Federal Government had used the laws to prosecute petty criminals but allowed the “known fuel subsidy criminals to walk freely”.

    In a joint communiqué by Hassan and Adeyemi, the union said: “Be it resolved that conference-in-session calls on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, prosecute all those involved in this economic sabotage against the nation.

    “To restore the price of petroleum product to the pre-29 May, 2023 prices, if it fails to prosecute all those involved in the subsidy scam.

    “To ensure that the money released for the repairs of local refineries do not go down the drain, as was the case of previous attempts, by seeing to it that the refineries work in line with their installed capacities.”

    NASU also urged the Federal Government to begin the prosecution of anyone with pending corruption cases as well as all those involved in the incessant fraudulent activities through the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS).

    The union noted that the sharp practices by IPPIS officials and workers as well as their lackadaisical attitudes have made a mess of whatever good intentions the government had for introducing the payment system.

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    According to the union, it is important for government to rejig the IPPIS platform towards ensuring transparency in the payment of salaries, allowances and third party deductions.

    NASU flayed what it called “indiscriminate establishment of tertiary institutions by the national and state assemblies in the face of inadequate funding of the institutions.

    The union expressed worry that should the trend persist, the gains of having qualitative tertiary institutions in the country would be eroded.

    It added: “Be it resolved that the conference-in-session calls on the National and State Assemblies to immediately discontinue the passing of Bills for the establishment of tertiary institutions that may not be adequately funded.

    “We call on the Federal and state governments to end indiscriminate establishment of tertiary institutions at the expense of the growth and development of the existing ones.”

    Commenting on renegotiation of the FGN/NASU agreements on tertiary institutions, NASU urged the Federal Government to “reconstitute re-negotiating committees across tertiary institutions where negotiations had remained inconclusive during the tenure of the immediate past administration”.

    It also pleaded with the Federal Government to implement all agreements it entered into with the union across tertiary institutions “to ensure industrial peace and harmony in the sectors”.