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The Minister of labour and employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has provided an update on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike.
Dr Ngige revealed that the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Universities (SSANU) have kicked against the payment system proposed by ASUU.
ASUU had asked the federal government to adopt the University Transparency Account System (UTAS), rather than the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), for the payment of lecturers’ salaries and allowances.
Dr Ngige insists other unions must be carried along in the negotiation process with ASUU, noting that other University workers prefer FG IPPIS to UTAS proposed by ASUU.
[…] the association also joined ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the Minister for Education, the Minister for Labour and Employment, the Attorney-General of Federation and the Federal Government as 2nd to 6th defendants in the […]