An emerging report indicates that if the federal government fails to fulfill its own part of the agreement reached in December 2020, lecturers at public universities may soon begin another ASUU strike
According to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), new industrial action could begin as early as next week.
ASUU made the disclosure in a tweet on Monday, January 4, urging the government in another tweet on Tuesday morning, January 5, to uphold the agreement reached to avert the expected strike.
Meanwhile, the Senate of Bayero University Kano (BUK) has approved the cancellation of 2019-2020 academic sessions.
Daily Trust reported that the decision which was announced on Monday, January 4, affects both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the university.
However, Nigerian university teachers, have accused the federal government of reneging on the ASUU deal.
The accusation comes two weeks after their nine-month-old strike was suspended by the lecturers.
ASUU noted in a statement sent to journalists that their December wages were still to be paid by the government, although “illegal” deductions were still to be refunded.
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In a statement on Monday, January 4, by it spokesperson, Benedicta Ehanire, the university said the academic session 2019/2020 will resume on January 30, while the session 2020/2021 will resume in April 2021.
The Nation announced that UNIBEN urged the old and new students to comply with the required protocols, including the mandatory use of face masks and the protection of social distance.
Similarly, the cancellation of academic sessions for 2019-2020 was approved by the Senate of Bayero University Kano (BUK).