The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again challenged the Federal Government to present to the public a verifiable proof that it has saved huge amounts of money through its newly introduced Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) for workers. Tribune Online reports that ASUU said if the government fails to do this, its representatives, especially the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, should stop spreading falsehood, in the interest of development in the university system. The union said it had yet to see any vice-chancellor or bursar in public universities dismissed for corruption, asking if detection of ‘ghost workers’ is rocket science for a sincere government to discover. The union said the university system everywhere in the world is not like the core civil service, the reason it did not join the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) until recently. ASUU said its ongoing strike is not only against the forceful migration of ASUU members to IPPIS but also to ensure that the Federal Government implements the Memorandum of Action it voluntarily agreed to with the union to revitalise the university system.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 11, 2020 21:22 UTC