USA Africa Dialogue Series - An Update on the Nigerian Universites' Situation and ASUU Strike

My People:

In an almost four-hour closed door (but not secret) Friday September 13 meeting of the SGF Pius Anyim and HME Nyesom Wike with all VCs of Federal Universities which I attended (but not to the very very end!), a number of decisions were taken with respect to the ongoing ASUU strike:

1.  August 2013 salaries to all staff, academic and non-academic (yet to be paid in September, and delayed due to the strike) will be paid immediately.

2.  Statutory 2013 Intervention funds of TetFUND to all eligible universities will be paid immediately (now that there is an inaugurated TetFUND board).  This is SEPARATE from the N100 billion fund of the Needs Assessment; that will not impact the statutory TetFUND intervention..

3.  A contact group of five VCs (of UI, UniLag, UniPort, BUK and the Chairman of CVC (VC of ATBU)) was established to engage ASUU Execo to discuss all matters.

4.  Each VC should engage with ASUU on their campuses  (where in existence) to assure of Government's efforts and best intentions to resolve the crisis.

In my view, and that of many of my colleagues of VCs, it was a very good meeting with frank exchanges.  One hopes that these confidence-building measures will help to ultimately resolve the crisis in the earliest possible time.

Best wishes all.

Bolaji Aluko

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