Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday extended the tenure of the Inspector General of
“In the meantime, the nationwide strike takes effect from 12 midnight, 5 February 2021, pending any contrary resolution by the branches,” the official said.
The strike action, if followed through, could cripple most government-run universities.
The universities were shut for most of 2020 due to a nine-month strike carried out by academic workers and closures necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Amid a second wave of the pandemic sweeping through the country, the National Universities Commission in January urged universities to re-open and commence academic activities.
Friday’s strike could hamper the much-awaited restart.
What did the Unions say on Thursday?
In a statement signed by the General Secretary of NASU, Peters Adeyemi, and the SSANU’s National President, Mohammed Ibrahim, the unions said it would meet on Friday to “pass resolutions on the way forward” after its Tuesday meeting with the federal government.
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Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of the Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU), have been ordered to embark on a nationwide strike from Friday, February 5.
This directive was issued in a statement signed by the leaders of both university staff associations on Thursday.
It reads in part “In view of the outcome of the meeting, the leadership of JAC of NASU and SSANU at the branches are hereby directed to commence joint general meetings on Friday to give reports on the outcome of the conciliation meeting and pass resolutions on the way forward.