Sermwell: you don't know what you are saying! I'm a UNIBEN student and I have never known it for shutting down its activities because of the death of anybody! Please go and get your facts right!

Adex099:
you're probably watching the pirated one *Alaba boys @work*

Elantracey: hahaha....no wahala but hold enough transport fare incase we lost :p

techgeek: The Federal Government on Thursday gave the
Academic Staff Union of Universities, one week
ultimatum to call off the ongoing strike.
The acting Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike,
stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja.
Details later.

http://www.punchng.com/news/fg-gives-ASUU-one-week-ultimatum-to-call-off-strike/

Adex099:
runs outta thread.

odizeey: we can neva lost

Kedro: read the last paragraph of the link you posted.eventually the didnt lose anything

Sermwell: you don't know what you are saying! I'm a UNIBEN student and I have never known it for shutting down its activities because of the death of anybody! Please go and get your facts right!

Ayima: Fg order will work because ASUU members are divided.I just called some of my close lecturers in my department to form greetings but later i asked them what is happening with the fg,out of 5 i called 4 said they are ready to resume because they are tired of the thing but one said he don't know what to do yet.

Kedro: read the last paragraph of the link you posted.eventually the didnt lose anything

Elantracey: no wahala but nor say ah nor tell u o

Ayima: You guys should forget about ASUU and pray for me to win 7m.I predicted scores of 5 matches i got 4 correctly yesterday am left with 1 today 7pm thanks for your prayers.

Kedro: read the last paragraph of the link you posted.eventually the didnt lose anything

Elantracey: it's season 5 joor episode 1

odizeey: abegiiik, 7m see as u tlk am like say na 5 naira,

Ayima: My ticket is 16m but they said their potential payout is 7m.

Elantracey: wich uni..

Beloxxy: Jonathan orders university
authorities to re-open schools
22 minutes ago
Abuja - President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the
authorities of all the federal universities in the
country to resume academic activities, Thisday
reports.
Jonathan said that any lecturer or member of the
academic staff that fails to comply with this directive
will lose his job.
He directed the school authorities to declare vacant
any position of any defaulting member of academic
staff.
Pro-Chancellors of Nigerian federal universities, on
Wednesday also called on all tertiary institutions in
the country to resume.academic activities.
Developing story on Thisday

screenagerjoe: Uniport. . . .BTW only five gals in my dept out ov 53 or so

oluafolabi: Jonathan Orders University Authorities To Re-open Schools(full speech).

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the authorities of all the federal universities in the country to resume academic activities, Thisday reports.

Jonathan said that any lecturer or member of the academic staff that fails to comply with this directive will lose his job.

He directed the school authorities to declare vacant any position of any defaulting member of academic staff.

Pro-Chancellors of Nigerian federal universities, on Wednesday also called on all tertiary institutions in the country to resume.academic activities.

Below is the full text of the address by the Supervising Minister of Education, Barr. Nyesom Wike this morning.

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE SUPERVISING MINISTER OF EDUCATION, CHIEF (BARR) EZENWO NYESOM WIKE ON THE ON GOING INDUSTRIAL STRIKE ACTION BY ASUU ON THURSDAY, 28TH NOVEMBER, 2013

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You may recall that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) went on strike on 1st July, 2013 on the grievances of non-implementation of the Federal Government (FGN) / ASUU agreement, signed in 2009.

In reaction, the Federal Government initiated series of meetings between her team led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, including the Honourable Ministers of Education, Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Labour & Productivity, and other top Government officials with the Executive of ASUU. It should be noted that a joint Senate and House Committees on Education also intervened without success. A committee was also inaugurated for the implementation of the Needs Assessment Report.

As a further demonstration of Government’s commitment to resolve the crisis, His Excellency, Architect Namadi Sambo, GCON, Vice – President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on behalf of Government, intervened and invited ASUU to a meeting where the two contentious issues of Earned Academic Allowances and Funding, for the revitalization of the universities, were discussed and resolutions reached. There was still no positive response from ASUU.

Consequently, on 4th November, 2013, in a thirteen hour meeting, His Excellency Mr. President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR met with ASUU Executive, the Labour Union leaders from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), where all the issues were resolved and firm commitments made to address the lingering issues.

It is note worthy that Mr. President’s gesture was more than sufficient to guarantee the commitment of Government to address all issues as resolved at the meeting with Mr. President.

At the end of the meeting with Mr. President, the ASUU Executive promised to meet with its NEC to present the resolutions reached and report back by Friday November 8, 2013. It is unfortunate that while traveling to attend the NEC meeting in Kano, we lost a key member and former President of the union, Prof. Festus Iyayi. Government sympathizes with the families of the late Iyayi and ASUU.

It is amazing, however, that three weeks after the meeting with Mr. President, ASUU responded by giving new conditions for suspending the five month old strike.

Government has reviewed the entire situation and come to the conclusion, that the continuation of the strike action is an attempt by ASUU to sabotage all efforts to address the issues.

As a responsible Government we cannot allow the continuous closure of our public universities for this length of time (five months), as this poses danger to the education system, the future of our youths and national development.

Consequently, the Federal Government has directed as follows:
i.All Vice – Chancellors of Federal Universities that are currently on strike should immediately reopen for academic and allied activities as directed by their Pro-Chancellors;
ii.Vice – Chancellors should ensure that staff who resume for work are provided with the enabling environment for academic and allied activities;
iii.Any academic staff who fails to resume on or before the 4th of December, 2013 automatically ceases to be a staff of the institution; and
iv.Vice-Chancellors are also directed to advertise vacancies (internal and external) in their institutions.

The National Universities Commission is hereby directed to monitor the compliance of these directives by the various institutions.

The Federal Government has met all its commitments and obligations with respect to the FG/ASUU 2009 Agreement.

We appeal to all stakeholders to appreciate the position of Government which is in the best interest of our dear country.

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