Lecturers’ union explains strike

So my One question is, Is it today that Nigerian Universities, wants to overnight become like Harvard University on the expenses of Students??? Leave them to uselessness, idle and corrupt minds to keep themselves busy...? ?? WOW is all I can say, WOW!!! Where is our Leaders, and what is a Leader....???

ASUU is sending a lot of conflicting and misguided information to the public. Throughout the history of academic in Nigeria, for the most part of it, the Vice Chancellors have always been academicians. The lecturers are the one teaching at the universities, so for these lecturers to just overnight turn all the blame on the government is the greatest injustice I have ever heard of. For the past three months lecturers down tools but they are still collecting salaries. They have no conscience to know that whatever you do not work for and you are receiving it is a bribery, stealing, embezzlement, and hence defrauding the public purse, name it! They can point accusing fingers on the politicians but what about these very acts of ASUU to be paid for what they never work for whenever they go on the same issue, senseless strikes. Most lecturers never upgrade or update their 18th century notes! They feed on plagiarism, Is that caused by the govt. Those that developed electricity and the rest never have all they needed before those things were invented. The problem of Nigerian universities goes beyond underfunding. Believe you me even if if ASUU has the highest funding in the world today there would still be no major change in the academic in Nigeria, that is just the naked truth. How would that stop lecturers from passing female students who offer her body, students with fat pockets, fellow lecturers' wards who performed woefully etc. The university environment is not an island in Nigeria. Here are my view points: Nigerians must change their attitudes in all sphere of lives. The government of Nigeria must adopt hourly wages payment system, no work no pay policy must be the order of the day. There must be transparency in all areas, not just the politicians. No sex for work, lecture, admission, passing and connection. To be continued.

Haff hiff u just said my mind...yes they say the strike is to benefit the sector.what about the lecturer's they don't do research nothng.nw evry lecturer wants to be a Phd holder......they can't even type their own project,its a shame and they are stil shouting .

I think people are bereft of what is going on in the educational sector and they should better shut up rather than flaunt their ignorance in a public forum. The job of an academic is not just to teach, they do research, mentor research students and administration. So, if they are on strike they only drop the chalk (no teaching) but do other responsibilities. I don't mind if they are not paid for not teaching. Remove teaching from a University activities and it turns into a research institute. Do research institutes not get the same salary as academic in the universities despite the fact that they don't teach? Haff Hiff says that they do no research. That is one of the reasons why they are on strike, let the govt provide the enabling environment before u know if they do research or not. The research and teaching materials are not there except those old and unused books in developed country that are being donated to us. These are outdated and that's why they are being donated anyway. I used to be in the system but now am abroad. I was trained by these people who Haff Hiff is running down but am now an Associate Prof here trained with those 18th century notes. Jseph say they don't do research. With what do u want them to do research? Instead of us joining ASUU to fight this tyrants who see politics as a way to defraud the country. imagine 42 candidates collected guber nomination form of Anambra state at 5.25 million Naira each. Anyway i stop here, a word is enough for the wise.

Has any of Haff Hiff or Jseph attended a Nigerian university? Their posts suggest that they are bereft of the happenings in the education sector in Nigeria. If they need education, they should seek. I happened to attend Universities in Nigeria and taught in a Nigerian University before coming abroad. I'm an Associate Professor here in Netherlands and I was taught with those 18th century notes. Let's collectively face the tyrant who think success in politics is how much money you are able to loot and secretly stash in foreign banks. If there is nothing to do research with why would u blame such people for not doing research? Anyway, people should seek to be educated about the decay in the Nigerian education sector. Let the govt provide an enabling environment for teaching and research then we can weed out academic who don't do research when the facilities are there.

Nigeria ! Where r we heading to for heaven sake

The only thing holding this country together today is the amount of prayers been made for the nation every minute.i wonder where we'll be without those prayers..It's 49th independent next Thursday.i wonder what we'll be celebrating.....Everything on the 7 point agenda is becoming out worse nightmare and there's no hope of change in 10 years from now.I'm a student and with the way things are going, i pray i wont have to indulge in what school has been keeping me away from and that implies to most student.....

Assu should know that FG are not even moved by the on going strike, though they pretend to. So the strike should end so that they can find other reasonable way to get what they want, and not suffering students.

i believe ASSU is taking things too far. And looking at it what they are asking for is too much and for their selfish interest and not for the interest of the students and edution sector generally.If all the sectors should strike like this i wonder what will happen.the worst part of this is that the students are being idle and uyou know what idleness of the mind can result too. ASSU is being so dogmaic as far as I am concerned. If ASSU claims to have the interest of the students in mind, let them resume work as the federal government requested and let the negotiation continues.

it's high time we gave support to noble cause like the one ASUU has started. Not until the masses begin to stare them at their face and tell them what the majority of Nigerians yearn for and expect from their government, they seem to perpetually take us for fools. Whatever the prize, let's pay it and ensure we achieve this one thing. Adequate funding and radical reform for our educational sector. Bravo ASUU.......every well-meaning nigerian is in full support of your bold step

Nigeria, will surly flourish again. If one continues to look at that which is happening around, one is sure to join the school of thought that does not see anything good about this country. As stated by Maya, the only thing that's still keeping this country together is the prayers being offered. The truth is God has heard and is doing something about my country.

I don't think this current strike action will solve the problems on ground now.So,ASUU should find another means of battling these problems and call off the strike action.

D truth is the LECTURERS also want to eat out of the NATIONAL CAKE our government officials r eating of!!!Both the government nd ASSU r thieves!!!we hv one of the most useless leaders in Nigeria,just as we have one of the most useless lecturers on Earth,OK MOST!!!wat r dey teaching in the universities???if dey r teaching saints,gud leaders,gud inventors&technicials,wud dere b corruption,inability to generate electricity,nd lack of industralization????where did dis corrupt leaders people r complainin of graduate frm???HARVARD abi?most of dem are products of our nigerian universities nd our DEAR lecturers!!!NIGERIAN PHD HOLDERS R STILL IMPORTIN TOOTH-PICK???ABI U'VE SEEN MADE IN NIG TOOTH-PICK B4???DAT IS HW PRODUCTIVE OUR LECTURERS' PRODUCTS ARE??? ABEG ASSU LET SLIPPIM DOGS ENJOYS THEIR PEACEFUL SLIP???D FREE GOODIES + D BRIBES U R GETTING FROM STUDENTS ND PARENTS ARE OK!!! PLS SETTLE UR DIFFERENCES WITH UR CORRUPT PRODUCTS IN GOVERNMENT!!!

notting more to say but the fact is that ASUU and the FG are not beening fair. the strike is not just at the expence of the student but the country at large,because the university student now consitute a batter part of our countries frture. i plead with ASUU to forget about the strike,these politicians they are dealing with have all their children and relatives in private universities and abroad, so they dont give a dam about public schools.i think asuu can come up with a better way of generating fund for the universities,even if school fees will be increased.by the way the FG will never realese 25% of their budget to ASUU, if ASUU is waiting for that (probable to enrich their pockets, as nigerians are in the habit of doing,) then they go wait tier, day go be them like night. am conforted because GOD dey. ASUU well done, FG well done. GOd pls help!!!

GOD and only God keeps His word,ASUU, dnt expect FG TO KEEP THEIR AGREEMENT, pla and pls, just suspend the strike. i the old oh....

we tought our president been a pulitician will be more resonable,what a shame to our gorvenment

I have read with utter disbelieve some reckless comments and shameless display of ignorance by those who still don't see the need to make education work in Nigeria, I'm currently working on my doctoral programme in a south African University which is not in any of the major cities, every evening some of us from Nigeria gather to lament the absence of enabling environment for minimal academic work in Nigeria, it may interest those who are the spokesmen of Yar Ardua and government to know that South African Post graduate schools are populated by Nigerians, how many people are coming to Nigeria to pursue post graduate programmes again. shame on our education policy makers. Time will tell. Asuu must sustain this patriotic struggle.

It is amazing to see President Yar adua failing the education sector which he was part of as a lecturer before he became president. It is also amazing to also see that our government signed an agreement with ASUU and refuse to implement it. When will our government stop this fraudulent acts? Were they asleep before they signed the agreement? Did they not read through, make adjustments before signing? Maybe YES..because it is the same foolishness that led to the loss of Bakassi to Cameroon. Did someone in the government collect bribe to facilitate the signature? Is there any part of the agreement that defers the implementation till 2020 or what? It is unfortunate that the students are the real majority on the receiving end of the negative impacts of the current ASUU strike. I would have suggested out of sympathy that ASUU resume work for the students sake and continue negotiations but I am very sure negotiations were on before it deteriorated to strike actions, warnings were giving to FG before the strike began and they ignored it, so the strike action is very imperative for justice to prevail.

It's funny. The Nigerians condemning ASUU and the strike are the ones displaying an atrocious command of the English language... Lazy cowards!

If ASSU is considering the nigerian student in this strike period, I would support them. Now I know that ASSU are still having the sense of a little child, they should sit together and plan how to flow FG, get what they want without affecting the students negatively. ASSU should stop being foolish and selfish at the same time. LET THEM CALL OFF THE STRIKE AND FOLLOW ANOTHER ROAD

Sooner or letter, the people will get to know that Asuu need to be control in this country. the police, civil servant, army etc are all under paid in this country and the country have not come to a halt.

What an arrogant idea to think that the plights of Nigerian students are nothing to be considered? What ASSU is doing will never be done in Harvard for a billion dollar. You down-tool and refused to work because you want a pay increase? That's sameful. Nigerian lecturers should prove their worths. They should commit to higher standard of teaching rather than nothing at all. Since they went on strike, how many students have gained anything in term of knowledge from them. I could remember when Oba was the VC of UNILORIN, we did not go on any strike. We managed what we had and graduated on time. I'm not saying ASSU should not demand the government to oblige to her promises, but ASSU should for the sake of the Nigerian students dialogue. You may not gain anything from fighting. You need to dialogue. It may take a decade but what ASSU demands is achievable.

Strike is just like a carncanworn that worries human being drastically,the economy of this country is in jeopady if no decision is taken to revoke this strike incident.To be factual, no country can survive with rigid educational foundation and weak education give birth to an undefined material resources and both natural and human resources will remained underutilized with low attention to education.The Government, ASUU and any party that have influenced this strike should pls close rank and deversify a concrete war against this ulgly case between Federal Government and ASUU by creating welfare working condition for Lecturers and the like in other to save this country from the abstract distruction this strike is capable of. I can imagine the Government we respect so highly has lost its respect for denying her citizen of their right and tend to give preferential treatment to other sector/parastatals to another.The salary structure cried by Doctors recently had been looking into simply because they value Doctor to Lecturers.

Sometimes, it is necessary to fight a fight once and for all and never have to fight for the same issue again. Reform is always painful, but while I want the strike to end yesterday, a part of me know that it would be best in the long run if the FG's hands could be forced to pay attention to building a future for Nigeria!

Regardless of what ASUU does the education sector needs a huge investment from the FG. No country in the world progresses without government investment in the education sector.University are breeding ground for enterpreneurs, scientist and leaders of tomorrow. Nigerian Universities can achieve if FG invests in it. Rome is not built in a day and Havard did not get to where it is in just 1 yr moreover Havard is a private institution so equating Havard with FG institution such as UNILAG or UI doesn't follow. The lecturers should find another government run institution to compare with. Having said that, we should all be behind ASUU in their quest to make university education better as opposed to the decay that is going on now. Gone as the days of NUGA games and good research coming out of any Nigerian academic institution.

To say that ASUU has not failed will be a total understatement.

Can't d gov officials learn from kaduna state situation now.where is d SSG of kaduna? Kidnapped becos students are tired at home so wil endoulg in any act.this is jst a sign to show dat we are also capable of doin wat d militants do.wait till d under 17 world cup commence. BASTARDS...we wil mak sure their children pay. I swear

FG should be responsible for what ever happened in 2020, as our leaders are likely to be illitrates, since FG don't whant 2 release fundS for educational sector. And this is not FEAR. MaY God help us. AMIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!

SO THE FG CANNOT DO SOMETHING UNLESS OUR PARENTS DROTEST. SHAME ON YOU ALL. BECAUSE UR CHILDRESN R OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY. WE THAT DECIDED TO STUDY IN OUR COUNTRY WILL ROAST BECOS OF THE SELFISH ACT OF THESE POLITICIANS THAT ONLY WANT TO FILL THEIR POCKETS.

I'v never seen these kind of incompetent leaders.what makes it all worse is the fg just keepin mute.we the students are tired of it all.let these issues be resolved fast because they wil soon turn us all to crimminals.

ASUU should pls consider us and find another means of asking for there right,our children are tired of staying at home.Our leaders are careless.

Well all I can say is that I am a new Nigerian and I still have hope.The mills grind slowly but they grind exceedingly fine.Allah dey!!!!!!