BUHARI ORDERS NGIGE TO RESOLVE ALL ISSUES WITH ASUU TODAY

-


ASUU Strike: Resolve all issues today, Buhari orders Ngige

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, to end the three-month-old strike by Nigerian university teachers at the ongoing meeting with the teachers.

Ngige disclosed this in a statement issued during the resumed negotiation with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday.

The statement by the Assistant Director, Press at the ministry, Rhoda Illiya, said the president told the minister that the strike must be called off at the end of the meeting on Monday.

The university lecturers embarked on an indefinite strike on November 4, demanding improved funding of universities and implementation of previous agreements with the governm

“Mr President has directed me to pass the night here until all issues that have kept our children away from school are resolved and the strike called off.

“The president has also directed me to impress upon you, the imperative of little sacrifice from all sides, knowing fully well that the revenue of the Federation has dwindled from what it was before the present administration assumed office,” Ngige said.

He said the President was concerned by the prevailing crisis in the university system, hence his steady commitment to a “holistic approach to tackling the rot through adequate funding, notwithstanding the dwindling accruals.

“The president told me to assure you of his determination to reposition our universities as he would do everything possible to cast the present challenges in our tertiary education to the dustbin of history,” the minister said.

The union had asked government to release N50 billion to demonstrate its commitment to the revitalisation of public universities, in line with previous agreements with them.

The striking lecturers gave this as one of the conditions for calling off the strike.

The ASUU delegation arrived for yesterday’s negotiation at the ministry some minutes before 4:00 p.m.

The meeting, which held at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Abuja, is not the first since the beginning of the strike.  Prior to yesterday’s meeting, the two parties held at least six other meetings


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

TONYE COLE SPEAKS ON SUPREME COURT RULING

-
Image
The factional All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has reacted to Friday supreme Court judgement Cole said he remained hopeful of victory at the apex court as judgement on the substantive suit is slated for Monday. Spokesman of the Tonye Cole/Giadom Campaign Organization, Ogbonna Nwuke in a statement in Abuja after the judgement, urged APC supporters in the state not to be disheartened. The statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to reports which suggest that Ibrahim Umar and 22 others have secured a final determination at the Supreme Court. “The facts available to us are that the only issue determined today, Friday, 8th February, 2019 was that of legal representation, which had been in contention. “Based on the various conflicting headlines being carried, it is critical to state that there are other pending matters, including the substantive appeal, which is yet to be determined by the Supreme Court. “Our faith...
Read more

BBNAIJA STAR DIANE RUSSET SHOWED HER CLEAVERAGE AT MERCY JOHNSON PREMIERE

-
Image
Bbnaija star Diane Russet drew a lot of attention to herself because she intentionally dressed like a stripper to the premiere of Mercy Johnsons movie, the legend of inikpo. She rocked a jumpsuit that showed her cleaverage and she was enthusiastic about it The outfit was really gorgeous and flamboyant but at the same time the upper part if the outfit was awkward this is Africa and not america or Europe where you can open your body the way you like
Read more

FIRE OUTBREAK IN BALOGUN MARKET

-
Image
Fire has gutted a shopping complex on Martin Street on the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. Our correspondent learnt that men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and Lagos State Fire Service have been deployed to put out the inferno. Many traders, our correspondent learnt, had been struggling to salvage some of their goods from the burning building. The cause of the fire and the extent of damage had yet to be ascertained as of press time.
Read more