Half salary: ASUU in closed-door NEC meeting

Members of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have commenced its emergency meeting, Daily Trust reports. The closed-door meeting, which started at 12:42 pm on Monday, is currently holding at the National Secretariat of the union located on the University of Abuja campus. We don’t want our gemstones […]

Members of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have commenced its emergency meeting, Daily Trust reports.

The closed-door meeting, which started at 12:42 pm on Monday, is currently holding at the National Secretariat of the union located on the University of Abuja campus.

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The meeting, which was being presided over by the president of the union, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, would address issues of “half salary” paid to lecturers in October.

A member of the National Executive Council, who spoke to Daily Trust anonymously said other issues will be addressed and communicated to the media accordingly.