The Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU ) and Congress of Nigerian University Academics ( CONUA ) have commended the Federal Government for cancelling the deduction of 40 per cent from the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of Federal universities. In separate chats with The Guardian, both unions applauded President Bola Tinubu for toeing the path of peace. The ASUU Chairman, Nasarawa State University, Keffi chapter, Prof.
Samuel Alu, described it as “one of the best decisions taken by this administration in recent times.” Alu, therefore, asked the government to revisit the Nimi Briggs committee recommendations of the ASUU-FGN renegotiatio
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