Towards ending the ongoing ASUU strike, the Federal Government has committed to spending N200 billion in the2014 budget on the universities as well as on each of the next three-four years until the universities are brought to world-class standard. This is in addition to the N100 billion dedicated and already made available for 2013.The government has also increased to N40 billion as a first installment, funds for the payment of earned allowances to the striking lecturers, an improvement from the N30billion previously released.
This information is contained in an internal Federal University of Otuoke statement by ProfessorBolaji Aluko, its Vice-Chancellor,seen on Wednesday night by Sahara Reporters. mobile.sahara reporters.com/news-page/ASUU-strike-government-blinks-agrees-spend-n200b-each-four-years-bring-nigerian-universities
Thursday 17 October 2013
Update on ASUU and FG
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