The Federal Government of Nigeria has established another committee to examine the suggestions of the committee led by Emeritus Professor Nimi Briggs and tasked with renegotiating the 2009 Agreement between the federal government and the university-based employee unions.
According to reports, the unions include, among others, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
A few pro-chancellors, vice-chancellors, and other stakeholders make up the 14-man committee.
The committee will be led by the minister of education, Adamu Adamu, according to the Ministry of Education’s spokesperson, Ben Goong, who briefed press following the meeting.
Adamu established the 14-person committee on Tuesday to consider recommendations for ending the ongoing ASUU strike.
According to the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, the members of the committee include Professor Olu Obafemi, Professor Nimi Briggs, Udo Udoma, Bashir Dalhatu, Professor Kayode Adebowale,(University of Ibadan) Professor Kabir Bala (Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria), Professor Lilian Salami (University of Benin), Professor Charles Igwe (University of Nigeria Nsukka), Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede; Representatives of the Academy of letters, Science, Medicine and social sciences.
