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In May this year, Nigerian president Bola Tinubu took office – and announced an end to fuel subsidies. He said the move would free up money for investment in public services and infrastructure projects, but it caused a spike in prices and, in some cases, triggered street protests. We explore the impact of removing the subsidy on residents and businesses, and the knock on-effect for neighbouring countries like Cameroon. Presenter/producer: Bisi Adebayo (Image: Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) holds a placard during a march in Abuja on August 2, 2023. Credit: Getty Images)

Nigeria's Tax experts have faulted the Academic Staff Union of Universities' proposed increase in the Tertiary Education Tax from three per cent to 10 per cent tax. They said toeing this path would hurt private firms which were already overburdened with taxes. The ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel Osedeke, recently proposed an increase in the education tax from three to 10 per cent to fund infrastructure in Nigeria's universities. Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader, PwC, Taiwo Oyedele, disagreed with ASUU, saying there was just an increase in education tax one year ago. Oyedele argued that when companies income tax, technology tax, the police tax, science and engineering tax, among others, were computed, a firm would effectively be paying over 40 per cent tax.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

The House of Representatives is making arrangements for an N170 billion fund for the Academic Staff Union of Universities in the 2023 budget. Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the move will provide a level of increment in the welfare package of university lecturers. He says the efforts were ongoing to find lasting solutions to all the issues raised by ASUU. He stated that the budget included an additional N300 billion revitalization fund to improve the infrastructure and operations of the federal universities. The Speaker explained that President Muhammadu is interested in looking into the latest issues and concerns raised by the varsity teachers. He says the decision is based on the government's legitimate interest in preventing moral hazard and discouraging disruptive industrial actions.

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to direct public universities to pay members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities their full salaries. The Federal Government had paid half salaries for October 2022 insisting that the varsity teachers cannot be paid for not working. The Ministry Of Labour and Employment says they were paid in pro-rata for the number of days that they worked in October, counting from the day that they suspended their industrial action. Falana, however, says the no work, no pay' policy does not apply to ASUU members.

The final part of "ASUU STRIKE: THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES IN NUMBERS", is on the mixed reactions of students of public univerisities, after the suspension of the eight-month-old prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) eight months. have been surviving without salary for months due to the 'no work, no pay' policy by the Federal Government amidst the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, after eight months have suspended their strike action.Students have been at the recieving end of these war with the Federal Government, which has affected the student negetivelyIn this episode of Nigeria Daily, we discuss the suspension of the  strike and the real Losers in the strike that yielded nothing but promises. 

The Academic Staff Union of Universities says it called off its eight-month strike due to a court order and appeals from Nigerians. A court of appeal had ordered the striking lecturers to return to class after the National Industrial Court ruled against the union in a case brought to it by the Federal government. Days after the appeal court judgment, ASUU called off the strike and ordered members to resume lectures. The union's National President, Emmanuel Osodeke, however, says the decision was not because issues brought by the lecturers were fully addressed.

The third part of "ASUU STRIKE: THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES IN NUMBERS", tells the stories of how lecturers of public univerisities have been surviving without salary for months due to the 'no work, no pay' policy by the Federal Government amidst the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

For 8 months, Academic Staff Union of Universities have been on strike and it was suspended conditionally today - 14 Oct, 2022. How do students feel about this? How do you get back to school and be serious after this glimpse of the world you're supposed to get back to after graduating from school. This is a "we" thing. This episode is the mind of every student and some advice. Listen and Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ventperweek/message

Nigerian Public Universities'over-reliance on government direct funding has beenthe major cause of constant disagreements between the university staff unions and the federal government, which has come to see university funding as a millstone around its neck. These disagreements have led to lockdowns of the university system in the form of prolonged industrial actions, translating to time wastage on the part of students, poor learning outcomes, and loss of faith in the education system, with their attendant economic consequences.Amid the over seven-month-old impasse between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government over non-implementation of the previous agreements

Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila says the leadership of the House of Representatives will seek an audience with President Muhammadu Buhari on the resolution of the ongoing face-off between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities with the outcome of its interactions with stakeholders in the dispute. He says the leadership, in the next couple of days, will put up a report of its interactions with key stakeholders in the dispute and come up with recommendations that will enable the President to view the issues at stake from an informed second option. Gbajabiamila says the information gathered from the extensive interactions would assist the leadership in arriving at fact-based recommendations for the resolution of the crisis.

The National Industrial Court Abuja has struck out a suit sponsored by one Umar Lawal, the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, asking the Academic Staff Union of Universities, to call off its seven-month-old strike and return to school. Lawal had instituted the case on behalf of himself and the association.Justice Polycarp Hamman struck out the suit on Tuesday after the counsel to Lawal, Debo Ikuesan, withdrew the suit on the grounds that the student body is challenging his position as president, denying that he is the leader of NANS as he had deposed to. Counsel to ASUU, Marshal Abubakar also informed the court that he is not opposing the application to withdraw the suit.In the suit, Faruk, who claimed to be the president of NANS sought the court's order mandating ASUU to call off the industrial action it commenced in February 2022. He said the strike action affects students' right to education under section 18, Chapter 2 of the 1999 constitution as amended. He added that the prolonged strike has caused damage to Nigerian students as they have lost valuable time and opportunity in their educational and career pursuits.They are seeking an order of the court to among others, order ASUU to call off its strike. They are also seeking an order of court restraining ASUU and its members from further engaging or partaking in the industrial action they commenced. The outgoing President of the student body, Sunday Asefon, had approached the court claiming that Umar Lawal does not have the mandate of NANS to commence the action.

The Federal Government has withdrawn the order mandating vice-chancellors of universities to reopen universities. The National Universities Commission had mandated vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors, and governing councils to re-open federal universities following months of closure due to the Academic Staff Union of Universities strike. But on the same day, the NUC issued another circular in which it withdrew the order.

The Federal Government has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities to the National Industrial Court over the union's ongoing strike which is in its seventh month. The Head of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, says the Federal Government took the decision after dialogue between it and ASUU failed. The government wants the National Industrial Court to order ASUU members to resume work, while the issues in dispute are being addressed by the court.

The second part of "ASUU STRIKE: THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES IN NUMBERS", tells the stories of how business owners in public univerisities affected by the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have been surviving without students on campus.

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu outlined the Federal Government's efforts to resolve the industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities on February 14. Adamu says the government had offered the union a 23.5 per cent salary increase for all categories of the workforce in Federal Universities, except for the professorial cadre which will enjoy a 35% upward review. Adamu says the government had also promised that a sum of N150 billion “shall be provided for in the 2023 Budget as funds for the revitalization of Federal Universities, to be disbursed to the Institutions in the First Quarter of the year.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities extended its six-month-old strike indefinitely until the Federal Government meets its demands. A member of the union says the union extended the industrial action after reviewing progress reports on ongoing negotiations with the Federal Government in the last four weeks when ASUU rolled over the strike. ASUU embarked on the strike on February 14th, 2022. It had then declared a four-week warning strike. But after a month, the lecturers extended it by eight weeks, saying the government needs more time to look at its demands.

The first part of "ASUU STRIKE: THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES IN NUMBERS", tells the stories of students in public univerisities affected by the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://osazuwaakonedo.news/fg-to-parents-beg-asuu-to-call-off-strike/06/08/2022/ FG To Parents: Beg ASUU To Call Off Strike ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #############################2023Election ##ASUU ##Buhari ##economy ##Education ##government #Abubakar #Atiku #Bola #Channels #Festus #Keyamo #Muhammadu #Obi #OsazuwaAkonedo #Peter #Strike #Television #Tinubu There maybe no hope that the strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU since February 14, 2022 will be called off so soon, --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/osazuwaakonedo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osazuwaakonedo/support

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has again extended the ongoing strike by four weeks. President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke says the decision was to give the government enough time to resolve all outstanding issues with the lecturers. The ASUU President says the extension is with immediate effect on August 1 while noting that the body had earlier conveyed an emergency National Executive Committee meeting of the association at the University of Abuja.

Nigerian President Appeals To Academic Staff Union Over Prolonged Strike President Muhammadu Buhari called on ASUU to reconsider their position on the continued strike, expressing worry that the hiatus will have generational consequences on families, the educational system, and the future development of the country. The President, says the strike had already taken a toll on the psychology of parents, students, and other stakeholders, throwing up many moral issues that already beg for attention. President Buhari noted that the future of the country rests on the quality of educational institutions and education while assuring that the government understands its position, and negotiations should continue, with students in lecture halls.

The intricacies of Capacity Building in its simplest term are growing the skills and the abilities you have. Capacity and capability are used interchangeably but are not totally the same. Capacity is basically what is contained in you or what you can contain and capability is your ability to do things. Ibitayo Ogunbanwo, ACIPM, AITD, the head of development at Kennedia Consulting Ltd gave insights on Capacity Building as our guest on SIGNALS on Lagos Talks 91.3 FM. He said capacity development is beyond just training but a continuous endeavor. He identified practicing what has been learned as a key index to measuring capacity development. He advised students who are currently at home due to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike to see themselves as an entity, put in a little investment, and what is the investment? Time management, self-development. There are lots of things to learn online. Free courses on YouTube, Coursera, Udemy, and the like. There are practically a lot of things to do and learn. He spoke on the need for companies to tweak their policies so as to accommodate Gen Z, who he described as smart, sort-fused, and a must-have in the workplace. Ibitayo Ogunbanwo, ACIPM, AITD, an ardent believer in teamwork said more success will be recorded if all team members are working on the same goal. With good coercion, each team member lets go of their pride and ego and aim at the goal to win. The learning development expert shared with us the five stages of learning which are: 1. Unconscious Incompetence 2. Conscious incompetence 3. Conscious competence 4. Unconscious competence 5. Mastery. This and many more were shared on the radio programme (a production of Young & Cerebral) as hosted by Adewunmi Oshodi - Tapa Watch the full video on our YouTube channel https://bit.ly/3zrhVaY

The Federal Government met with the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other unions. The meeting was chaired by the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and was aimed at addressing the lingering industrial action by ASUU and other pressing issues of industrial actions in the tertiary institutions. Gambari reiterated the Federal Government's resolve to address the issues affecting the striking ASUU members. He made the appeal at the 19th National productivity day and conferment of the National Productivity Order of Merit award held on Thursday.

Prof Emmanuel Osodeke says the Academic Staff Union of Universities has extended the ongoing strike by twelve weeks. The president of the union, says the decision was to give the government enough time to resolve all outstanding issues with the lecturers. He says the Government's failure to live up to its responsibilities and speedily address all the issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ASUU Memorandum of Action within the additional eight-week roll–over strike period declared on 14th March 2022. He added that the NEC resolved that the strike be rolled over for twelve weeks to give Government more time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, believes the suspension of the strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, is dependent on the union. Ngige reiterated that he cannot make a commitment on when the impasse will be resolved and called on the lecturers to do their part. He says ASUU should stop threatening government officials and agencies.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has extended its warning strike by eight weeks. ASUU reached the decision after its National Executive Council meeting held at the University of Abuja secretariat of the union following the expiration of its one-month warning strike. The ASUU's president, Emmanuel Osodeke, says NEC viewed Government's response, so far, as a continuation of the unconscionable, mindless, and nonchalant attitude of the Nigerian ruling elite towards the proven path of national development which is education.

The Trade Union Congress says it will embark on a solidarity strike with the Academic Staff Union of Universities if the Federal Government does not resolve the lingering issues with the academics within two weeks. ASUU is currently on a one-month warning strike as it negotiates with the government. TUC President, Comrade Quadri Olaleye says the Government must engage ASUU in constructive negotiations to find lasting solutions to their complaints without further delay. The TUC also condemned the behaviour of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, during a meeting with the National Association of Nigerian Students on Monday.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has declared a one-month warning strike. President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke, says the industrial action, which begins immediately, is comprehensive and total. Some of the lecturer's demands include the revitalisation of public universities, earned allowance, improved funding of state universities, and promotion arrears. Others are the replacement of the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System with its own University Transparency and Accountability Solution in the payment of emoluments to its member.

This week, we looked into the education sector. For Nigerian students in public universities, the news this week has been gloomy with the impending industrial action from the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The controversy around International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test taken by Nigerians also resurfaced this week.  Catch up on the details of major events in the past week on PREMIUM TIMES latest weekly Podcast. 

This week was filled with mixed emotions. It ushered a prompt from the Academic Staff Union of Universities of an impending strike. On other hand, Police officers will be receiving new allowances. Catch up on the latest weekly news on Premium Times podcast.

Today on the Big Issue we will be discussing the lingering impasse between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which has become an annual ritual.

The six persons abducted from the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have regained freedom. They were rescued about three days after gunmen attacked the staff quarters of the university in Gwagwalada Area Council of the nation's capital.In a statement on Friday, the spokesman for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed that the victims were rescued by a joint team of operatives from various security agencies.“The FCT Police Command wishes to inform members of the public that all abducted victims of the University of Abuja were rescued and reunited with their families through a joint operation with other security agencies,” she said.Those abducted included two professors, a senior lecturer, and three of their family members. Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), UNIABUJA Chapter, Dr Kasim Umar, who also confirmed that the victims have been rescued, stated that no ransom was paid.Two days after they were kidnapped from the University staff quarters, they have reportedly demanded N50 million on each of the abductees, totaling N300 million for all the six abducted persons.

The battle of wits between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System IPPIS seems not to have been resolved.The Federal Government gave a directive that all federal government workers, including members of the university community, be enrolled on Workers complain of irregularities in payment of salaries, a system introduced to cut payroll fraud, but university workers are complaining of irregularities in payment of salaries, inaccurate capturing, and so much more.In this episode, we discuss the IPPIS and how it is causing uncertainty in the university community

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed displeasure over what it describes as a slow pace in the implementation of the Memorandum of Agreement it reached with the Federal Government last year.ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke also urged the National Assembly to initiate a law that makes it compulsory for public office holders to send their wards to public schools in the country, saying such a step would let the officials know the decay in public universities.The meeting is a follow-up of the reconciliation meeting held in August to evaluate the progress so far made in the implementation of the memorandum signed in 2020.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed displeasure over what it describes as a slow pace in the implementation of the Memorandum of Agreement it reached with the Federal Government last year.ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke also urged the National Assembly to initiate a law that makes it compulsory for public office holders to send their wards to public schools in the country, saying such a step would let the officials know the decay in public universities.The meeting is a follow-up of the reconciliation meeting held in August to evaluate the progress so far made in the implementation of the memorandum signed in 2020.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed displeasure over what it describes as a slow pace in the implementation of the Memorandum of Agreement it reached with the Federal Government last year.ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke also urged the National Assembly to initiate a law that makes it compulsory for public office holders to send their wards to public schools in the country, saying such a step would let the officials know the decay in public universities.The meeting is a follow-up of the reconciliation meeting held in August to evaluate the progress so far made in the implementation of the memorandum signed in 2020.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities asked Nigerians to hold the President Muhammadu Buhari administration responsible should the educational system at the ivory towers be engulfed in another crisis based on the alleged irresponsibility on the part of the federal government.ASUU says another strike by members of the union was imminent and a time bomb following the refusal of the federal government to honour the Memorandum of Action signed with it.The Coordinator, Ibadan Zone of the union, Prof. Oyebamiji Oyegoke says the only salary shortfall and setting up of visitation panels to federal government-owned universities had been addressed while the renegotiation of conditions of service, injection of revitalisation funds, payment of earned academic allowances which were all contained on December 22, 2020, Memorandum of Action have not been addressed.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities asked Nigerians to hold the President Muhammadu Buhari administration responsible should the educational system at the ivory towers be engulfed in another crisis based on the alleged irresponsibility on the part of the federal government.ASUU says another strike by members of the union was imminent and a time bomb following the refusal of the federal government to honour the Memorandum of Action signed with it.The Coordinator, Ibadan Zone of the union, Prof. Oyebamiji Oyegoke says the only salary shortfall and setting up of visitation panels to federal government-owned universities had been addressed while the renegotiation of conditions of service, injection of revitalisation funds, payment of earned academic allowances which were all contained on December 22, 2020, Memorandum of Action have not been addressed.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities asked Nigerians to hold the President Muhammadu Buhari administration responsible should the educational system at the ivory towers be engulfed in another crisis based on the alleged irresponsibility on the part of the federal government.ASUU says another strike by members of the union was imminent and a time bomb following the refusal of the federal government to honour the Memorandum of Action signed with it.The Coordinator, Ibadan Zone of the union, Prof. Oyebamiji Oyegoke says the only salary shortfall and setting up of visitation panels to federal government-owned universities had been addressed while the renegotiation of conditions of service, injection of revitalisation funds, payment of earned academic allowances which were all contained on December 22, 2020, Memorandum of Action have not been addressed.

The Kaduna State University Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the students have rejected the proposed 500 per cent increase in tuition fees by the government.They stated that if a monumental school fees increase was allowed to stand, it would force about 75 per cent of the university’s students to drop out of school, causing massive youth unemployment and restiveness.ASUU Branch Chairman, Dr Peter Adamu, decried that the consequences of the upward review of the school fees would be unquantifiable.He urged the state government to rescind the decision, stressing that it was not the best time to increase tuition fees due to the present economic instability in the country.Adamu argued that public education should not be for revenue generation and asked the government to look for other better ways of funding the system.

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics on Tuesday declared an indefinite nationwide strike. Protest over the President's medical trip. JUSUN strike: Kano, Oyo State, Lagos courts shut Those are the Big 3, Lagos. LetsTalk! #NigeriainfoHF | @aghoghooboh

Academic Staff Union of Universities say after den look the COVID-19 protocols for the universities them see sey the institutions no ready for safe reopening. The union talk this one based on the directive of the National Universities Commission sey universities fit resume on January 18, but must obey COVID-19 protocols for hostels and lecture halls. ASUU say although dem members dey ready to start work, government neva put measures in place for safe reopening of the schools.

The year 2020 has been an historic year in view of the various happenings with the year. There are various issues that stand out in the year. On this edition of the programme, we shall be having a review of those major events as we assess the challenges, emerging issues and way forward as the year winds down gradually. Notable among this events are of insecurity ranging from farmer-herdsmen attacks, increased kidnapping, banditry and insurgency. Other major talking points are the issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, and #EndSARS protest. The various regions of the country have had its fair share of insecurity in the year 2020.The kankara school boys' kidnappings is one among the numerous kidnappings carried out by Bandits and Boko Haram within the north eastern and north western regions of the nation. Also, while still dwelling on the events of the year, the Academic Staff Union of Universities had been on strike for a record of 9 months within the year, although, called off, but students are still uncertain as to when they will go back to school. Government announced within the year that the country had gone into a second recession within 5 years. The COVID-19 pandemic affected lives and livelihood as we lockdown and other measures to curtail the spread of the novel virus. Many hopes and desires were scuttled with the news of the identification of the first index case on 28thFeb 2020, the pandemic affected most business, communities, countries and world at large. Massive deaths have been recorded as NCDC pegged current statistics of affected person at 79,789, discharged persons at 68,879 and death rate at 1,231 so far. There's palpable fear of a second wave of pandemic as restrictions are gradually returning. All these and many more will form the bases of our discussion today as we review major talking points within the year. Which of these issue(s) stand out for you? What are the emerging issues as the year winds down? And what are grateful to God for this year.

The year 2020 has been a historic year given the various happenings within the year. Various issues stand out in the year which has been our major talking points and driven our advocacy on this platform within the year. On this edition of the Building Bridges, we shall be having a review of those major talking points as we assess the challenges, emerging issues, and way forward as the year winds down gradually. Notable among these are issues of insecurity ranging from the farmer – herdsmen attacks, increased kidnappings, banditry, insurgency. Other major talking points are the issues of the Covid19 Pandemic, Good governance, #EndSARS protests. The various regions of the country have had their fair share of insecurity in the year 2020. This is with its various attendant negative impact on human and capital development as agitations for the removal of the service chiefs continues. The Kankara school boys' kidnappings is one among numerous kidnappings carried out by Bandits and Bokoharam within the North Eastern and North Western region of the nation. Also, there was a historic #EndSARS protest led by young persons to demand good governance and the scrapping of the dreaded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). While still dwelling on the talking points of the year, the Academic Staff Union of Universities recently called its nine-month-old strike after marathon negotiations with the government. Although, the suspension is described as conditional, what do we expect in days ahead, in terms of implementation and what is the dividend of the students and infrastructure in the universities across the country? All these form the bulk of the demand for good governance by citizens as the government announced within the year that the country had gone into a second recession within 5 years. This is underscored by the increasing cost of governance or recurrent expenditure as the case may be. The Covid19 Pandemic affected lives and livelihood as we had lockdown and other measures to curtail the spread of the novel virus. Many hopes and desires were scuttled with the news of the identification of the first index case on 28th February 2020. The pandemic affected most businesses, communities, countries, and the world at large. Massive deaths have been recorded as NCDC pegged current statistics of affected persons at 79,789, discharged persons at 68,879, and death rate at 1,231 so far. There's a palpable fear of a second wave of the pandemic as restrictions are gradually returning. All these and many more will form the basis of our discussion today as we review major talking points within the year. Which of these issue(s) stands out for you? What are the emerging issues as the year winds down? And what are you grateful to God for this year? Happy listening!

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been on strike since March 23rd, 2020. Nigerian university students have been at home since March 23rd. This is the 15th time that ASUU has called a strike since 1999. At the face of it, this particular strike is straight forward. But for a growing democracy like Nigeria's, strikes may serve a bigger purpose. This episode was made by Alexandra Gekpe, Anthonieta Kalunta, Richard Anyebe , John Iwodi, Dominic Tabakaji, and Sam Tabakaji. Special thanks to Stanley Bentu, Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku, and Rabia Hadejia. Copyright (c) 2020 Triple-E Media Productions. All rights reserved. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebackstoryng/support

President Muhammadu Buhari say na only federal workers wey do capture for Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) platform go collect salaries. Oga Buhari yarn dis one wen im present the 2021 budget of N13.08trillion to joint session of the National Assembly for Abuja on Thursday. Meanwhile, reports tok say Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), wey dey ontop strike, say dem no go key into the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) wey goment dey ask of.

The founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Chief Afe Babalola, has advised the Federal Government of Nigeria to negotiate with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities and fix up public universities for reopening.In the message made available to journalists in Ado Ekiti yesterday, the ABUAD founder recommended that “private universities should be given the first consideration for resumption”.He said, “on account of the moral and physical discipline, quality and functional education, hygienic and safe environment, predictable academic calendar, absence of trade unionism, committed teachers, modern teaching equipment and laboratories, and adequate preparation to prevent COVID-19 as well as fully residential status of private universities.”Babalola added, “Private universities are fully residential for both the students and staff. As a result, the students in private universities are better disciplined, better and easier to control, better mentored unlike their counterparts in public university 80 per cent of who come from home in public transport. Most, if not all, of the private universities, have their campuses fenced with full control over who comes in and who goes out.“I believe that most private universities have complied or are in a position to comply with the provisions required by the PTF before the universities can reopen. I, therefore, suggest that the Pro-Chancellors should ask any university that has all the requirements to apply for inspection of the university and where a university has all the equipment and materials, it be given approval to reopen.”