ASUU: Strike May Likely End Today As UTAS Finally Scale Through

The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU says that the lingering industrial action may likely end today as the Federal Government has finally accepted the University Transparency Accountability Solution (UTAS) as a payment platform for universities. ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke made this known yesterday during an interview with channel Television.
The academicians have been on strike since February 14th, 2020 following some calls by ASUU for implementation of academic earn allowance, removing them from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, and implementation of the 2009 agreement was some of their demands.

NYSC: Sharia Law Not For Non-Muslims - Sultan

Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has assured 2022 Batch ‘B’ Stream 11 corps members in Sokoto State that Shari’a Law is not binding on non-Muslims in the state. He, however, assured them that their safety was guaranteed despite some security challenges facing the country.

Buhari Implore ASUU To Call Off Strike

President Muhammadu Buhari has again for the third time in three months appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its six months ongoing strike. This call was made by Buhari's Chief of staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari on 12th August 2022 at the maiden Special Convocation Ceremony and conferment of Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters on the Chairman of Oriental Energy Resources Limited, Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi, by the University of Maiduguri.
“I want to use this opportunity to appeal to the ASUU to reconsider its stance to call off their 7 months old strike, as students and their parents are desirous to see that schools are reopened. The nation cannot afford long interruption of higher education of the youths and wouldn’t undermine the development of the nation’s human capital in a strictly competitive world,” the President stressed.

ASUU Strike: Negotiation Hits Brick Wall As Pay Rise Fail To Include State Universities

The ongoing negotiation between the Academic Staff Union of the Nigerian Universities, ASUU, and the federal government seemed to have suffered a setback as the proposal for the pay rise has failed to capture the state universities. According to Mr. Ben Goong, the spokesperson to the Federal Ministry of Education, the federal government cannot dictate to the state government as state universities are owned by the state government and are on the concurrent list. A committee led by the Pro-Chancellor of Federal University Lokoja, Prof Nii Briggs proposed a 180% pay raise for the lecturers while the federal government was insisting on 100%.