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Due to recent revelations by the federal government that it lacks the money to satisfy some of the union’s demands, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may be forced to extend their one-month warning strike beyond its originally scheduled end date of March 31.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated in an interview on Thursday, March 3, that the N1.3 trillion revitalization fund that ASUU is demanding was a promise made to the union by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan when the country’s finances were stable, and that they were only able to pay N200 billion borrowed from the coffers of TETFUND.

He went on to explain that the current administration never promised to pay the remaining N1.1 trillion to the ASUU and that it had told the union that it could not honor an agreement that it was not a party to, but that it had promised to find a way to fund universities and revitalize infrastructure instead.

Ngige went on to say that the government was eager to renegotiate and that a renegotiation committee on the 2009 accord had been reconstituted. The union, on the other hand, has stated that it would not participate in any more rounds of renegotiation, claiming that it has completed conversations with the government over its requests.

This is to advise interested students who must have participated in the FUTO Post-UTME exercise in the academic year 2021/2022 that there are still spaces for additional admissions in the following programs of the University:

Click here to view the available courses.

Requirements

1. Candidates who have enrolled for the FUTO supplemental admissions exercise but have not yet been given admission can reapply for any of the advertised courses at NO COST to the university.

2. Candidates who did not initially register for FUTO supplemental admissions may still apply, subject to the condition that they pay the price of Eleven thousand naira (11,000.00) just for the supplementary admission process.

3. you must submit your O’Level results using the JAMB PORTAL.

4. Candidates should follow the instructions in the JAMB booklet to the letter, paying close attention to the UTME combinations and SSCE criteria in particular.

5. Registration will open on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, and will conclude on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 WAT. 

How to register

1. Go to www.futo.edu.ng (the official website).”
2. Select 2021/2022 Supplementary Application from the drop-down menu.
3. Type in your JAMB Registration Number (optional).
4.  For those who have already applied: Continue to the next stage (ix)
5.  For first-time applicants: Print your invoice and take it to any bank to pay a non-refundable charge of $11,000.00 using the Remittal Retrieval Reference (RRR) code that appears on the invoice as identification.
6. Paying using your ATM card is an alternative option.
7. After making a successful payment at the bank, log back into the portal.
8. Form X (Supplemental Application) must be completed and submitted electronically.
9. Make a copy of your “Slip of Receipt (Acknowledgement Slip)

This is to remind all prospective students of the Ekiti State University that they can go to verify if their names are on the Provisional Admission list of successful applicants for the 2021/2022 academic session. The list of candidates who have been accepted has been posted on the school’s website.

Check your admission status by following the steps outlined below:

• To verify your admission status, go to https://eksuportal.eksu.edu.ng/check admission.php.
• Specify the session as 2021/2022.
• Enter the application as “UTME” in the text box.
• Make use of your JAMB Registration Number as your login and password
• Check the status of your admission by clicking on the check admission status button.
• Your Admissions status will be given to you in the form of a PDF.

FURTHER DIRECTIVES FOR CANDIDATES

1. Print a copy of this admission slip and follow the directions on the website for making payments for Acceptance and School fees (www.eksu.edu.ng).
2. Please go to the Admissions Office (Academic Affairs’ Office Building) promptly following the payment of the Acceptance Fee, bringing this Admission Letter and two (2) copies of the Authority to Proceed slip with you.
3. Return to your dashboard and complete the payment of your school fees by following the instructions presented on the website, as described in step “1” above.
4. Following payment of school fees, you must report to your Faculty Officer for faculty/departmental screening within 24 hours of receiving your original credentials as well as the original and duplicate copies of the Authority to Proceed Slip, both of which have already been signed by the Admissions Officer. You will be handed three (3) files, as well as the Faculty Screening Form, which you must complete before you may proceed. Your eligibility will be determined by the Faculty Officer in accordance with University and Departmental criteria.
5. Continue to your HoD for screening, after which you must submit two (2) of the three (3) files containing copies of your Admission Letter, Certificate(s)/Result(s), Certificate of Origin from your local government, one Guarantor’s Letter, and evidence of full payment of prescribed fees as stated on your dashboard, as well as three (3) recent passport photographs to your Faculty Officer for clearance. 6.
6. Submit the third file to the Senate and Academic Matters Division of the Directorate of Academic Affairs, which will be reviewed and considered.

All of the processes listed above must be accomplished prior to matriculation.

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) met with Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour, earlier this week, and it appears like the strike may be coming to an end shortly.

As a result of this development, the academic union has chosen to provide its members with information on the meetings’ specifics.

The current government suggestion, on the other hand, may pave the way for a possible agreement between the union and other interested parties in the future.

There is a possibility that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will be able to put off the one-month warning strike action that they have initiated.

In light of a lengthy, closed-door discussion with the Nigerian government, the leadership of the academic union said that its team will report back to the members on the government’s suggestions and then revert to the Nigerian government.

Premium Times said that the minister of labor and employment, Chris Ngige, stated that both parties had reached an agreement on a number of issues and that ASUU was anticipated to meet with its members and provide them with the government’s proposal in order to call off the strike.

The Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) program and the creation of a university revitalization fund were the two topics on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting.

Timetables have been established.

In an interview with The Punch, Ngige stated that while the majority of ASUU’s requests have been met, the remaining issues are also being handled.

He stated, “I’m not going to lie, I’m not going to lie.”

“As I mentioned to you the previous time, a lot of the items have already been dealt with thoroughly, and some of them are still in the process of being dealt with.”

Source: Legit.ng

Dr Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, has provided an update on the continuing negotiations between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He provided the information while addressing to State House media following a meeting with President Barack Obama, according to his office.

The President, he explained, had authorized him to find a swift solution to the strike after consulting with all stakeholders, including the National Inter-Religious Council (NIREC).

He stated that a meeting with ASUU has taken place, with another scheduled for Tuesday. He also stated that the only two areas where difficulties have not been thoroughly investigated are earned allowances and revitalization, but that timeframes have been established for the majority of the other issues.

He stated that a deadline had been set for the completion of the draft proposal that the union had submitted to the Ministry of Education on their working conditions and salaries.

Upon submission of the report by the relevant committee, which is chaired by the chair of pro-chancellors, the minister stated that it will be reviewed in conjunction with the National Salaries and Wages Commission to ensure that the allowances so proposed do not conflict with existing government policies.

The Federal Government, according to Ngige, has so far paid over N92 billion in earned allowances and revitalization fees to federally owned colleges across the nation. As part of the implementation of the December 2020 deal signed with the ASUU, he stated that this will take place.

The Minister stated that the issue of the adoption of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution payment platform, which is chosen by the ASUU over the government’s Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, will be reconsidered.

In their report to ASUU, they pointed out the areas of lapses in that platform, which will not make it usable as it is currently configured,” they said. “UTAS, which the universities developed, has been subjected to testing by the body responsible for that, Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), which ran a user acceptance test, also known as integrity and vulnerability test.”

“However, ASUU has written back to NITDA to point out that some of their findings were incorrect,” he explained further.

It has now been agreed upon that the technical teams from NITDA and ASUU would meet in order to jointly conduct or rerun the test on the UTAS platform, in order to find a way out of the deadlock, according to Ngige.

Kebbi State University of Science and Technology (KSUSTA) has released its admission list for the 2021/2022 academic session. Applicants who participated in the Post-UTME in the academic year 2021/2022 are thus informed that they can proceed to verify if their names are on the Provisional Admission list of successful candidates.

The list of accepted applicants has been made available online through the JAMB CAPS system. Candidates are required to complete the method outlined below in order to be checked;

Instructions on How to Check the List on JAMB CAPS

• To access your dashboard, go to: https://www.jamb.gov.ng/Efacility and log in using your registered email address and password to access your account.
• To check your admission status, click on the ‘Check Admission Status’ button.
• To gain access to your CAPS, click on ‘Access my CAPS’.
• To find out if you have been offered admission, go to ‘Admission Status’ and click on it.

Following this, candidates who have been given admission should proceed to click on “ACCEPT” or “REJECT” to indicate whether they have accepted or rejected the admissions offer.

You are urged to continuously monitoring your application status, since it is possible that it will change at any time.

Please note that selecting “REJECT” indicates that the offer of admission has been refused by the candidate(s).

Congratulations to all who were accepted!!!

Joe Abugu, a professor of industrial and commercial law, has criticized the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for its position on the professorship of Isa Ali Pantami, the minister of communications and digital economy.

The ASUU National Executive Committee (NEC) has already stated its disagreement to the Federal University of Technology, Owerri conferring the title (FUTO).

Abugu urged the body against undue intervention in a position paper headlined ‘University autonomy, ASUU meddling, and the campaign against Prof Pantami.’

FUTO advertised the open vacancies in respectable national publications, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) recalled.

Abugu stated that there are no rigid standard norms governing the procedure for obtaining a professorial designation because each institution of higher learning has its own.

According to him, applicable labor rules never included ASUU as a decision-maker in professor appointments.

He observed:

“Under Section 3 of the Federal Universities of Technology Act 1993, universities have the authority to establish and fill professorships, readerships or associate professorships, lectureships, and other positions.

“By Section 6, the council shall serve as the University’s governing body and shall be tasked with the overall supervision and control of the University’s policies, finances, and property.

“It is evident, then, that ASUU lacks the authority to establish or bestow professorships. It is worth noting that the University council is comprised of two representatives from the teaching congregation.

“While the congregation is the University’s body of academics, it is not synonymous with ASUU. ASUU as an organization may have a say in the conferral of professorships, but not as a union.

“Does ASUU then have the authority to declare an institution’s conferral of a professorship illegal? The solution is very certainly included in ASUU’s rule book or constitution.

“As a recognized trade union under the Trade Union Act, its rule book has no provision bestowing authority to certify academic titles or declaring them illegal.”

In stating his position on whether Pantami was competent for the appointment while serving as minister, he described such arguments as “flimsy” and founded on ignorance.

He cited Ndi Okereke-Onyuike, Ngozi Osarenren, Olakunle Abdul-Rasheed Lawal, Ige Bolodeoku, and Musibau Babatunde as examples of outstanding individuals who became professors while serving in government.

Dino Melaye, a former senator from Kogi West senatorial district, was sighted during his graduation ceremony.

The colorful and outspoken former politician earned an M.Sc. in Policy Analysis from the University of Abuja.

The photographs from the ceremony were uploaded on Facebook, and Nigerians flocked to the comment section of the post to express their support for Melaye and his team.

Dino Melaye, a former senator who represented Kogi West senatorial district in the eighth National Assembly, was in attendance at his convocation ceremony on Friday, February 25, according to his Facebook page.

Taking to his verified Facebook profile, the controversial and flamboyant ex-lawmaker said that he had received a Master’s degree in Policy Analysis from the University of Abuja.

Dino Melaye graduated with honors from the University of Abuja with a Master’s degree in Policy Analysis.

Remember that Melaye uploaded his declaration of result on the 26th of November, which was signed by Alkasim M. Umar, the university’s deputy registrar (academic), on the university’s website.