“The federal government’s chart must be used and not for the state to adopt a discriminatory package for workers on different grade levels,” the NULGE president said.
Protesters arraigned were picked up from different states, including Abuja, Kano, Plateau, Kaduna, Gombe and Katsina.
He said the decision was in line with the union’s concern for the tertiary education system so as not to disrupt the academic calendar.
The unions had directed their members to embark on an indefinite strike starting Monday due to the non-payment of their four months’ withheld salaries.
The leadership of the unions gave the commendation in separate interviews on Friday in Abuja.
Mr Nwaiwu said the Defined Benefit Scheme had benefited from about four different pension increases, while CPS retirees have yet to receive it.
The 15-day ultimatum issued by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics to President Bola Tinubu’s government to meet its demands is set to expire on October 23.
It was a mutual decision for the magazine and Ms Nuzzi to “part ways,” a statement posted on New York Magazine said on Monday.
The federal government says it will review the compensation rates on crops and economic trees for landowners affected by projects to ensure fairness and justice.
Emmanuel Ekpenyong’s lawyer has urged the Supreme Court to compel AGF Lateef Fagbemi to promulgate the order on foreign judgments.
