In July, Mr Osodeke advised that the way out of the issues created by the hike in tuition fees is to adopt a holistic approach and enact people-centred policies.
“Some of the affected staff cutting across many universities have been alleged to bribe IPPIS officials for the purpose of getting captured on the platform.”
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ASUU has urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise providing basic amenities nationwide.
“Well, there is nothing wrong with removing the subsidy, but there must be a palliative to cushion the effect of the subsidy.”
The judge also said that the defence had shown a lack of seriousness by not filing its defence and instead opted to file an application for a stay of execution.
The court further stated that Mr Abubakar’s submission that “the sin of a counsel should not be visited on the litigant” was not applicable in the extant case.
He stated that reconciliation steps were not duly followed and that the minister could approach the court if parties of a trade union could not resolve their differences.
His vow marks a breakaway from traditional academic programmes in universities that run typically four years with the exception of highly specialised studies like law and medicine.
“Now that CONUA has been given official backing through the presentation of certificate, the era of incessant strikes in the university system was over.”
The protesting students said that the old fee of N47,00 was increased to N95,000.
