Education
ASUU, Nasarawa State University, Keffi Frown At Government Over Unpaid Arrears
By David Christopher, Lafia
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), Branch have frown at the lackadaisical attitude of Nasarawa State government to meet up with their earlier pronouncement as regards settling their salaries arias to the tune of one Billion Naira and other legitimate welfare.
The ASUU branch chairman of the university Dr. Samuel Alu who made this known during a press conference held at the association’s Secretariat within the university on Tuesday, said the governor of the state Engineer Abdullahii Sule made public pronouncement to comply with their demands , but have not been fulfilled.
He called on concerned stakeholders of the university within and outside to intervene by prevailing on the governor to fulfill his promises or necessary action would be taken by the union.
” That from August,2022 government would take over full payment of salaries of the university staff, Immediate release of 200 Million (out of the over #1 Billion owed the lecturers) to pay part of outstanding End Academics Allowances (EAA)arrears and monthly payment of #20 Million for mainstream of EAA.
” We state categorically, for the benefit of public, that as at the close of our Congress meeting of Thursday 10th November,2022,His Excellency has not fulfilled the commitment he made to us,of his own free will, verbally and and writing. Let me emphasize: our members have not received any payment with respect to the EAA arrears as well as mainstreaming of same”Dr. Alu stated.
He said, the union have perceived a lack of commitment on the part of government and stakeholders to address the said issues, adding that the union would have embark on local industrial action before now, but was overridden by the national strike of the union that just ended.
Education
Athena Centre Appointed to NGREN Board as Federal Government Deepens Data-Driven Governance
Joel Ajayi
The Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership has been appointed to the Governing Board of the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN)/Tertiary Education Research Applications and Services (TERAS). NgREN -Nigeria’s national research and education backbone – provides high-speed connectivity, shared digital services, and collaboration infrastructure for universities and research institutions, while TERAS powers the digital applications that support research, data exchange, and digital learning across the tertiary system.
In a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the center’s Media and Communications Officer Paul Liam.
The new NgREN/TERAS Board was inaugurated by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, and the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, at the Nigeria National EdTech Strategy Mid-Term Co-Creation Workshop, hosted with support from Mastercard Foundation and the World Bank Group.
The Board includes the Executive Secretaries of NUC, NBTE, NCCE, and TETFund; representatives of vice chancellors, rectors, and provosts; and major digital infrastructure stakeholders such as NCC, Galaxy Backbone, and USPF. The Athena Centre joins the Board as the civil society voice.
In his remarks, Dr. Alausa acknowledged the Centre’s role in shaping national transparency reforms, noting that the Ministry’s Federal Tertiary Institutions Governance Transparency Portal (FTIGTP) drew inspiration from Athena’s research and advocacy.
He expressed confidence that the reconstituted Board will deliver measurable improvements within two years to strengthen Nigeria’s research ecosystem and digital readiness.
Representing the Centre on the Board, its Chancellor, Chief Osita Chidoka, OFR, commended the Ministry’s commitment to transparency and evidence-based reform.Reaffirming the Ministry’s digital direction, Dr. Alausa stated: “For the first time, Nigeria is building a unified data architecture for basic, secondary, and tertiary institutions. You cannot reform what you cannot measure, and we are determined to measure what matters.”
Echoing the need for interoperability, Dr. Tijani emphasised the importance of shared digital infrastructure, noting:“Digital transformation fails when systems operate in silos. Our priority is a national architecture where platforms talk to each other and every school is connected.”
Chidoka welcomed the digital innovation underway but stressed the importance of deeper inclusion of state governments, who own and manage most Nigerian schools, in planning, implementation, and financing.
According to him:“For education to succeed, states must invest, lead, and commit. The Federal Government must coordinate and support, but it cannot carry the burden of school management alone.”
The Athena Centre reaffirmed its commitment to supporting federal and state governments in strengthening education data systems, digital governance, and transparent accountability.Media Contact:
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