We need no rocket science to determine the amount of man-hours that have been lost to incessant strikes. The said sum was arrived at by the government after it did a NEEDS assessment of the universities. ASUU has insisted that the government must make a down payment of N50 billion before the strike can be suspended. The global village, which the world has become makes it imperative on us to get things right.No doubt, the universities need to be innovative, creative and dynamic. Owing to the peculiar nature of the university system, universities should be excluded from the TSA, a procedure, which has slowed down funds’ releases.

Source: The Guardian February 06, 2019 04:18 UTC