The Nigerian government has extended the
deadline on an ultimatum issued to striking
university lecturers, asking them to go
‘Back to Class’ on December 4 or face being
sacked.
With the deadline extended to December 9,
lecturers are no longer expected to resume
duties as required by the seven-day ultimatum
issued by the Supervising Minister of
Education, Nyesom Wike, on November 28.
The Executive Secretary of the National
Universities Commission (NUC), Professor
Julius Okogie, told journalists in Abuja on
Tuesday that the ultimatum had been shifted
to enable the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) carry out the burial
ceremony of Professor Festus Iyayi, a former
leader of the union who died in the line of
duty.
In a bid to lay to rest the issue of non-
victimisation that the striking lecturers had
stressed in a letter to the government before
the ultimatum was issued, the NUC boss stated
that all lecturers, who would resume duties
and ready to work on December 9 would be
paid their full salary arrears.
The public universities’ lecturers have not been
paid since they embarked on a nationwide
strike on July 1. They have, by invoking the
non-victimisation clause, demanded that all
the arrears must be paid.
He, however, pointed out that the leadership
of ASUU, at the end of its meeting with the
president on November 4, had agreed to call
off the strike after several resolutions were
reached which did not include the new
conditions recently released by the union.
The union said it did not add any new
condition but only emphasised the non-
victimisation clause, which states that no
member of the union should be punished for
being part of the ongoing strike.
It claims the government was aware of the
clause and called for the payment of the salary
arrears.
It has also insisted that the government
deposit the 200 billion Naira revitalisation
fund for public universities as agreed with the
Central Bank of Nigeria, before the strike
would be called off.
Source: Channels TV.

Wowww...Stalemate!

NUC boss should not pay the arrears o lest he incur the wrath of the Nairalanders...

all is wash

otokx: NUC boss should not pay the arrears o lest he incur the wrath of the Nairalanders...

all is wash

lol ..dont u want u to go back to school asap?

if after all this ASUU refuses to call off then it should be declared a terrorist group.

Please, what did galatasaray play? Shey they neva spoil ticket sha?