ASUU Strike Update: The Federal Government had implemented "No work, no Pay" rule against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who are currently on strike.
The FG sent a memo through the National Universities Commission to all Vice Chancellors of the universities across the country directing them to stop the payment of Lecturers.

Excerpts of the memo read, "In view of the current Industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Federal Government has directed that there shall be no payment of any form of salaries and allowances to the staff on strike in federal and inter-varsity centres.

“Consequently, I am to direct vice-chancellors to apply the “No-Work-No-Pay” rule. However, universities and inter-varsity centres are to pay salaries and allowances to non-teaching staff.

All Vice-Chancellors and Directors of Centers should note that the salaries to staff on strike from whatever source of funds shall be viewed as a violation of extant rules and directive of the Federal Government of Nigeria”.

But in another development, the Federal Government has withdrawn the recent threat to activate the ‘no work no pay policy’ against striking University teachers.

This was disclosed by the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in a chat with Vanguard.

Ogunyemi also said that the negotiation meeting between ASUU and the Federal Government would continue on Monday (3rd December), stressing that what the union was doing was to rescue the education sector from imminent collapse and to ensure that the children of the poor get access to quality and affordable education.

The ASUU boss also said that last Friday’s meeting between the two parties did not yield many results.

He said:

"Well, we have confirmed that they have withdrawn that threat (no work no pay). So it appears the threat is not there for now.
But even if the threat is there, we are prepared for that because for our members, no sacrifice is too much to salvage Nigeria’s education.

Shortly before our action while the NLC (Nigeria Labour Congress) hullabaloo was going on with federal government, they went to the Federal Executive Council that they were activating that rule.”

We are waiting to see the outcome of the meeting holding today.

Let's know what you think about this ongoing battle between ASUU and FG. Who will emerge the winner?


SOURCE: https://www.kwaba.ng/blog/ASUU-strike-update/