The Nigerian Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, leadership conference on Tuesday came to an end once more without a resolution to end the strike.
This indicates that the six-month-old lecturers’ strike at public universities will continue.
The Professor Nimi Briggs Committee and the striking academics met on Tuesday at the National University Commission in Abuja in the hopes of breaking the deadlock.
Members of the Briggs renegotiation committee did not present any new offers to the table, according to a top member of ASUU who requested anonymity and spoke to newsmen.
Instead, the committee begged the professors to cease their strike, the ASUU source claimed, assuring them that their issues would be addressed in the 2023 budget.
The discussion, which began at noon, reportedly lasted for about three hours without producing a resolution.
To give the administration time to fulfil all of its objectives, the union decided to extend the industrial action by another two months on March 14. On May 9, a 12-week extension was declared.
Among other requests, the academics want better welfare, the revitalisation of public universities, and academic autonomy.
The non-payment of university revitalisation funds, which total roughly N1.1 trillion, is one point of discontent among academics.
However, the Federal Government has asserted that it lacks the resources to make such a payment, citing the low oil prices experienced during President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch. 2009 saw the agreement’s signing.
The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System problem is another (IPPIS).
The University Transparency and Accountability Solution is an alternative payroll system that has been advocated by academics (UTAS).
