University workers in Nigeria may confront government over welfare issues

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University workers in Nigeria, under the umbrella of ASUU, are expressing disappointment over the government's failure to fulfill promises regarding their welfare. They are considering another confrontation with the government to address their grievances.

There are fears that the nation’s university workers under the umbrella of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU , are gearing up for another confrontation with the federal government over issues bordering on members’ welfare, working conditions, among others.

This is even as the university workers have expressed disappointment over President Bola Tinubu’s failure to fulfil promises to release their withheld eight months’ salaries resulting from the 2022 industrial action, the six-month N35,000 wage ward and upward salary review. The union is now saying it is tired of the federal government’s unfaithfulness to promises made to the union, lamenting that it has yet to implement all its agreements with the organised labour, particularly ASUU, since the administration came in. DAILY POST reports that the current administration has taken no significant visible action to address the grievances by ASUU despite Tinubu’s assurance and promise that his administration would take all necessary actions to ensure universities do not embark on strike agai

Nigeria University Workers ASUU Confrontation Government Welfare Grievances

 

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