The stage appears set for another round of crisis in the tertiary education sub-sector as members of the Senior Staff Union of Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions warm up for a showdown with the Federal Government over failure to meet outstanding demands.
The union, in a statement, said if nothing is done by the Federal Government to positively address the situation and respond to its previous letters, they may be forced to make lawful and stringent decisions on the matter. However, last October, Tinubu announced that his government would pay four months out of the withheld salaries to university teachers, raising concerns about the fate of members of other unions.
He also protested the non-implementation of the 25 and 35 per cent salary wage award announced by the government last year, alleging that about N100 billion was provided in the budget for that purpose. Despite spending over N6 trillion on education in the last eight years of former President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration, the sector still battles inadequate funding, deplorable infrastructure, low remuneration of teachers and non-implementation of N30, 000 minimum wage in some states, among others.
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Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)