The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had, last month, embarked on a one-week warning strike because the Federal Government had failed to honour the agreement it entered with them since 2009.
The non-academic staff unions of Nigerian universities have also vowed to embark on an industrial action by November 30 if the Federal Government (FG) fails to honour the agreement it entered with them since 2009.
The unions are demanding for the retirement age to be increased from 60 to 65 years, the 50% monetisation signed by government be paid to their members, as well as improved funding of universities across the nation.
The Unions, comprising of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Nigerian Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), in a letter issued to the Minister of Education, Ruqqayat Rufa’i, gave the FG November 22 as the deadline for the implementation of the agreement.
Clement Chup, the Chairman of the University of Abuja chapter of ASUU decried what he described as “government’s insensitivity to issues bordering on the education sector”.
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