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EDUCATION MINISTER ASKS ASUU FOR

FORGIVENESS & BUHARI APPROVE #456BN to TERTIARY INSTITUTION

Nigeria Minister of Education, Mallam

Adamu Adamu has apologized to striking

lecturers for failing to respond to their

demands on time.

The Minister made the appeal at a

reconciliatory meeting in Abuja organized by

the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr.

Chris Ngige. In a statement presented by his

permanent secretary, he said:

We want to let you know that whatever sins

the Ministry had committed before should be

forgiven. We have repented and we will not

sin anymore. We want you to see us as

partners in progress.

It is in that spirit of forgiveness of the just

ended Ramadan fast that we feel that we

fixed the meeting to discuss and resolve the

issues."

Mallam Adamu Adamu suggested a new

round of negotiations to be reopened.

#ASUU

The President of the Federal Republic of

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has

approved the 2022 disbursement proposals

and guidelines for public higher institutions

across the country.

The Executive Secretary of Tertiary

Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arch.

Sunday Echono, disclosed this while

receiving the Committee of Vice Chancellors

of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) in Abuja on

Thursday.

The money was approved amid the ongoing

strike by the Academic Staff Union of

Universities (ASUU).

WHAT IS TETFUND AND HOW IT WORKS?

TETFUND is Tertiary Education Tax Fund

which is 2.5% of assessable profit of

companies in Nigeria.

Remember that the federal government

approved the tax increase fee from 1.5% to

2 5% Tha nracident hac annrovad thie funde

This money is meant to be shared by tertiary

institutions across the Six Geo political

zones on equality basis in the following ratio

1.University 50%

2. Polytechnic 25%

3. Colleges of Education 25%.

The money have always been for

revitalisation of our tertiary institutions.

That's why you will see most buildings on

campuses tag "TETFUND"

It's different from ASUU's agitation.

SUMMARY:

ASUU Strike is still on because this money is

not for ASUU but for Revitalization

processes. Yesterday, SSANU, NASU held

their meetings with the Federal government,

the meeting was successful with positive

results.

We hope to hear from federal government as

the meet ASUU and NAAT come next week

14th May, 2022.

The 206 billion ASUU is demanding from the

FG has not be paid, FG only approved the

pavment of 456 Billion for TETFUND.

What your opinion about this.

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