FG Cannot Pay The N248 Billion Demanded By ASUU Due To Recession - Minister

The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige has stated that efforts to resolve the crisis between ASUU and the Federal Government was stalled due to the fact that the union is demanding N248 Billion as payment for earned allowance.
He mentioned that among the 8 demands presented by ASUU, it is only the issue of earned allowance that is still unresolved.
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According to him, the Federal Government will not be able to cough out such an amount of money at the moment considering that the economy of the nation is currently in recession.
He further stated that the government proposed to be paying a certain amount to ASUU on a monthly basis pending when the first tranche of money earlier disbursed to ASUU for that purpose will be audited.
However, ASUU brought up a counter proposal which made the two parties to retreat to allow further consultations after which they will reconvene to continue negotiation and hopefully resolve the issue.

ASUU Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Non-Implementation Of FG/ASUU Agreement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if the Federal Government refuses to implement the 2009 agreement.
This was disclosed by the ASUU Lagos Zone Coordinator, Prof. Olusoji Sowande.
According to him the union have decided on to this path since all efforts to get the federal government to implement the agreement has proved abortive.
He mentioned that embarking on a strike action is not a favorable choice as it is the students and lecturers that bear the brunt of it more, but it seems that is the only language that the Nigerian government seems to respect and listen to.
He recalled a meeting the union had with the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu over the issue during which the minister promised that the issue will be resolved within 2 weeks but up till now nothing has been done.
He urged well meaning Nigerians and stake holders to prevail on the Government to implement the agreement to avoid the impending crisis that is about to bedevil the nation's university system.