ASUU strike: Will 2022 JAMB Candidates Gain Admission?

ASUU strike: Will 2022 JAMB Candidates Gain Admission?; ASUU strike has become a significant part of the educational culture in Nigeria, the strike action is always based on the federal government’s lack of implementation on their agreement with the academic union. This deficiency in the education sector has led to over 75% of students in public-owned universities graduating later than they normally should.

When the ASUU strike started

While lovers were sharing roses and chocolates, ASUU was serving millions of students and federal government breakfast. ASUU strike in 2022 started on February 14, 2022. The union embarked on industrial actions while demanding improved welfare packages, better working conditions, and the implementation of various labour agreements signed with the Federal Government between 2009 and 2020.

ASUU Strike timeline

1. ASUU embarks on 1 month warning strike on the 14th of February 2022

2. Nigerian students threaten to shut down the ministry of Labour and education on the 18th of February 2022

3. Nigerian students block all major federal roads on the 21st of February 2022

4. Mary 13 2022, FG assembles a team to renegotiate the 2009 ASUU deal

5. ASUU sanctions members in (AE-FUNAI) on March 8, 2022

6. April 27th 2022: Minister of education buys N100m APC presidential nomination form

7. May 4, 2022: Minister of education insists striking lecturers shouldn’t be paid.

8. May 9th 2022; ASUU extends strike by 12 weeks

ASUU demands

According to Business Day , these are the demands of ASUU from 2009 to the federal government of Nigeria.

Funding for the revitalisation of tertiary institutions to a total of N1.3 trillion between 2009 – 2013

Payment of outstanding earned academic allowances (EAA)

Review of NUC 2004 Act to tackle the proliferation of universities

26 per cent budgetary allocation to the education sector

Implementation of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS).

Withheld salaries and non-remittance of check-off dues of unions

Salary shortfall – Deductions not remitted to the appropriate quarters.

Effects on admission

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