The Digest:
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has commenced an indefinite strike following the non-payment of salaries, in compliance with a national directive from the union's leadership. Rooted in the Storm.
Key Points:
- The strike action is total and comprehensive, halting all academic activities
- ASUU's national directive mandates strikes if salaries are unpaid by the third day of the month
- The union cited the federal government's failure to implement the renegotiated 2009 agreement
- Lecturers await over three months of withheld salaries and unpaid promotion arrears
- The 2009 agreement focuses on better funding, improved welfare, and infrastructure revitalization
- The action leaves undergraduate students uncertain about their academic progress
- This reflects ongoing tensions between ASUU and the government over university funding
Sources: TheCable
