The Digest:
The federal government is attempting to avert a looming nationwide strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). With a crucial deadline approaching, the last-minute effort to hold talks marks another chapter in The Vicious Cycle of unresolved disputes that have plagued the nation's universities.
Key Points:
- The federal government is planning to meet with ASUU to avert a strike.
- The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, ahead of the August deadline.
- ASUU President Prof. Chris Piwuna said they have not been formally invited.
- Key demands include the non-signing of a renegotiated 2009 agreement.
- Other issues are withheld salaries and the non-release of revitalization funds.
- ASUU warns that the strike could affect over 150 universities and 2 million students.
- An expert criticizes the government's recurring last-minute approach to talks.
The ongoing standoff exposes a deep-seated crisis in Nigeria’s public university system. Until the core issues are addressed, the education sector will remain trapped in The Vicious Cycle.
Sources: Daily Trust
