{"id":99703,"date":"2022-09-26T15:18:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T14:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=99703"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:18:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T14:18:12","slug":"breaking-fg-orders-vcs-to-reopen-varsities-commence-lectures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-fg-orders-vcs-to-reopen-varsities-commence-lectures\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: FG orders VCs to reopen varsities, commence lectures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open schools and allow students resume lectures.<\/p>\n<p>This was made known in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the NUC, Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Abubakar Rasheed.<\/p>\n<p>The letter which Pointblanknews.com exclusively a addressed to all vice-chancellors; Pro-Chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cEnsure that ASUU members immediately resume\/commence lectures; Restore the daily activities and routines of the various University campuses\u201d, the letter partly reads.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe national industrial court of Nigeria on Wednesday ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off its ongoing nationwide strike.<\/p>\n<p>ASUU had been on strike since February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for universities, a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues.<\/p>\n<p>Several meetings between ASUU and the Federal Government have ended in a deadlock.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the Federal Government went to court to challenge the strike.<\/p>\n<p>The government through its counsel, James Igwe, prayed the court for an interlocutory injunction restraining ASUU from taking further steps as regards the strike, pending the determination of the substantive suit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open schools and allow students resume lectures. 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