By Adedoyin Falolu
Ahead of the February 5 strike notice issued out to the Federal Government by the University Non-teaching Staff over contentious issues,a meeting was convened.
The Federal Government who meet SSANU,NASU under the umbrella of Joint Action Committee, JAC, ended Tuesday without any resolution of the contentious issues.
Earlier,JAC comprising of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU had threatened to shut down the universities starting from February 5 if the government failed to address some of the concerns they raised.
Some of the issues raised include the issue of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, which the unions complained that they were having problems with since they migrated into the platform, the non-payment of arrears of minimum wage since April last year, the disparity in the sharing of the N40 billion Earned Allowances in which the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU was allocated 75 per cent of the total sum leaving 25 per cent for three unions and the alleged usurpation of the functions of the non-teaching staff by the ASUU members.
It was learnt that representatives of the Union requested for an adjournment as it seems the government has nothing to offer.