ASUU Latest News For Today, Thursday, Oct. 15
Today Brainnews will be listing out the top and latest stories you need to know about Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike, which might be suspected any moment from now.
Below are all what you need to know about ASUU strike:
1. Federal Govt And ASUU Resume Negotiations On Thursday
The federal government negotiating team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, will meet with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) today in a bid to end the over six months strike by the university lecturers. – See the full details – HERE
2. We Considers ASUU “UTAS” Payment Software, Subjects It To Integrity Test – FG
Strong indications have emerged that the Federal Government may at the end of the day, accept demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU by jettisoning and the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS and accepting the University Transparency Account System (UTAS) payment platform developed by the University Lecturers. – Read full details of the story – HERE
3. ASUU Strike Nears End As Ngige Meets Senate On UTAS
A delegation of the Federal Government led by the Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, met behind closed doors with the leadership of the Senate on Tuesday to appraise the University Transparency Account Systems payment platform developed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). – Click HERE to read the full details.
4. ASUU Set To Suspend Strike
The federal government in recent weeks had directed that the Federal Government owned tertiary institutions in Nigeria, as well as Federal Government Colleges, otherwise known as Unity Schools should resume academic activities after months of break due to the coronavirus. – See full details – HERE
5. Federal Govt Blackmailing Varsity Workers Into Enrolling On IPPIS – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has described the directive stopping the salaries of university employees, who have not enrolled on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, as blackmail to weaken workers and make them enroll on the platform. Read full details of the story – HERE
