Crisis looms in varsities over salary structure review

There are compelling signs that the federal government’s purported plan to renegotiate with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) without include the other three university-based unions could cause disruptions to the academic calendar. The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) are the three unions. According to trustworthy sources, the Federal Government has set up a meeting with ASUU on August 28 in order to present a revised agreement with the…

JUST IN: Strike Continues – SSANU Declares After Meeting With FG

JUST IN: Strike Continues – SSANU Declares After Meeting With FG The Federal Government’s meeting with the leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions concluded without reaching an agreement on Wednesday, resulting in a deadlock. According to the National President of SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim, the unions have decided to proceed with the industrial action. “Strike continues,” Ibrahim told journalists shortly after the meeting, the PUNCH reported. It was reported earlier that SSANU and NASU initiated a nationwide strike lasting seven…