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ASUU Strike: FG, Senate, ASUU Meet to Appraise UTAS

14Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

ASUU Strike: FG, Senate, ASUU Meet to Appraise UTAS

As part of ongoing negotiations towards resolving the dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal government, Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige led a delegation of the Federal Government to a closed doors meeting with the Senate to evaluate the University Transparency Account Systems payroll system developed ASUU. The meeting convened by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, as part of efforts to bring an end to the eight-month strike action by ASUU had in attendance the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, the Accountant Gneral of te Federation, Ahmed Idris and the ASUU leadership headed by the President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi. In his interaction with journalists at the end of the meeting, Ngige said, “ASUU has demonstrat...

Lawan Tackles FG as Senate Intervenes in Govt, ASUU Impasse

13Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Lawan Tackles FG as Senate Intervenes in Govt, ASUU Impasse

Ahmed Lawan, President of the Nigerian Senate has reproached the Federal Government for committing to an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which it knows it will not fulfill. He disclosed that in a closed door meeting between the leadership of ASUU and the Senate in Abuja on Monday where the body presented its alternative payroll system, the Univeristy Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS). He said,” Sometimes you wonder how somebody would sign some of the agreements and later say I cannot implement them. “Why did you sign in the first place?” “When we negotiate, we must negotiate in such a manner that the final product will be implementable.” The senate president urged ASUU to adopt compromise in its demands for the sake of students who ha...

Varsity Workers Won’t be Cowed into Enrolling on IPPIS – ASUU Tells FG

12Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Finance, News, Nigeria

Varsity Workers Won’t be Cowed into Enrolling on IPPIS – ASUU Tells FG

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), accused the Federal Government of engaging in blackmail of its workers into enrolling on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). Dr Austen Sado, Chairman of the University of Port Harcourt Branch of ASUU, on Sunday said members of the union will not be pushed into enrolling on IPPIS despite some of its members not being paid salaries since February. Sado spoke in reaction to the order stopping the salaries of university workers who are yet to enroll on IPPIS. He said, “The directive to stop salaries clearly shows that there is something the Federal Government is not telling the people. “What they are doing now is just blackmail and threat to see how they would weaken our members to go and enroll (on IPPIS...

Ngige Gave False Narrative on Our Strike ASUU Says

1Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Ngige Gave False Narrative on Our Strike ASUU Says

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Lagos state chapter has debunked claims by Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige that the union’s strike action was informed by disagreement over the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) and that the salaries of lecturers were being paid in full while on strike. The union also alleged that it was yet to be informed of a meeting to be held next week where Ngige claimed ASUU would demonstrate its purpose-built University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) software which it plans to replace IPPIS. This was disclosed in a statement by Prof. Olusiji Sowande, Lagos Zonal Coordinator who said though the union had sought to demonstrate the functionality of UTAS but the ministry was yet to reply to th...