The Academic Staff Union of Universities has appeared set for a major showdown with the Federal Government following the decision to stop the salaries of the lecturers over refusal to enrol in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. The adamant position of ASUU after the supposedly reconciliatory meeting made it clear to the government that some lecturers, especially from universities were not ready to enrol on the IPPIS platform. In spite of the intervention of President Buhari, the leadership of ASUU had maintained its stand that the lecturers would not bend over backwards to enrol in IPPIS. Other prayers included the need for President Buhari, as Visitor to the Federal Universities, to constitute and activate Visitation Panels to all universities and direct that the outcomes be fully implemented. “President Buhari agreed with ASUU that education, particularly university education, holds the key to the future of the country.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 24, 2020 17:15 UTC