Strike Continues Even If Federal Government pays February and March Salaries

ASUU – The Academic Staff  Union of Universities  has declared that its strike will continue despite the president’s order that in February and March 2020 teachers’ salaries be withheld at federal universities. The Federal Government had previously withheld teachers’ salaries for their refusal to register in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System.

According to ASUU National President Prof. Abiodun Ogunyemi, the speakers would not resume work because the strike was not just over IPPIS; however, the payment of wages will pave the way for a meaningful dialogue with the Federal Government.

The ASUU President said that paying the speakers was not a favor, adding that “the members worked in February and we continued working in March before the coronavirus pandemic broke out. A worker is expected to be paid his salary. Even as we speak, people are supposed to be prepared to receive their April salary. ”

Professor Abiodun also frowned and rejected the FG’s demand that teachers submit their bank verification numbers (BVN) as part of the conditions for payment of their February and March salaries. He previously said that ASUU members were paid without asking for their BVN, so the union suspects this is an indirect way of returning ASUU to IPPIS.

May/June 2020 examination not cancelled, says WAEC

The West African Examinations Council has denied cancelling the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for college candidates.
The Head of National Office, WAEC, Nigeria, Mr Patrick Areghan, during a statement on Sunday urged Nigerians to disregard the fake publication circulating on social media.
He said, “Our attention has been drawn to a fake publication circulating within the social media, to the effect that the West African Examinations Council had cancelled the conduct of the WASSCE for college candidates, 2020 as a results of the coronav
The publication is patently false and deceitful. it’s nothing but the handiwork of mischief makers who are bent defraud innocent and unsuspecting candidates and their parents/guardians. This piece of stories is never from the West African Examinations Council. It falls in need of the Council’s style, language and factual details. They got it all wrong.
“The examination was alleged to start in Nigeria on April 6, 2020 and not April 15, 2020, as stated by the authors. The examination fee is N13,950.00 only, not N22,500.00. It is, therefore, not reasonable to refund candidates an amount above what that they had paid to register for the examination.”
Areghan added that the examination body has not announced the cancellation of the 2020 WASSCE but only announced a postponement until normalcy is restored.