ASUU Raises Alarm Over Alleged Plot to Undermine Public Universities; Accuses World Bank.

Written on 13/11/2024
Punch NG

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised concerns about a deliberate effort to sabotage public universities in Nigeria.

Speaking at the 2024 ASUU Heroes Day event in Abuja on Tuesday, ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, accused global financial institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) of working against the interests of Nigeria’s public education system.

Osodeke warned that these external forces are allegedly pushing policies that could deteriorate the quality of higher education in the country, urging stakeholders to protect the integrity of Nigeria’s public universities.



The union lamented the delay in the renegotiation of its 2009 agreement with the Federal Government, noting that despite several Memoranda of Understanding and Memoranda of Action, the ASUU-FGN 2009 Agreement was yet to be renegotiated and finalized.

He regretted that the situation had been further complicated by the enforcement of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System in public universities, even after the Federal Executive Council announced plans to remove the system from tertiary education institutions.

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