ASUU strike: NLC embarks nationwide protest July 26, 27
*Faults FG’s rejection of Nimi-Briggs C’ttee report *Demands payment of withheld salaries of striking varsity workers THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared next Tuesday and Wednesday as days for nationwide protest over the continued closure of public universities in Nigeria. It also faulted the Federal Government’s purported rejection of its own Nimi-Briggs Committee on the premise of alleged disparity between the pay rise allocated to academic and non-academic staff of universities. NLC in a circular to its state councils and affiliates dated July 15, 2022 and signed by its President and General Secretary, Ayuba Wabba and Emma Ugboaja, respectively, said the protest would take place in all the state capitals and Abuja, starting from NLC’s secretariats. It said the protest was also aimed at pressurizing the Federal Government to conclude negotiations with striking universities unions and ensure that public universities resumed for normal activities. “In line with the deci...