The Federal Government has made a U-turn on its directive to vice-chancellors asking them to reopen universities which had been shut due to the ongoing strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Recall that a circular dated September 23, 2022, had directed vice-chancellors to reopen varsities.
The new circular advised VCs to await further directives from the National Universities Commission.
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The circular was signed by the Director, Finance and Account of the NUC, Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof Abubakar Rasheed.
However, in another circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/136 which was also signed by the Director, finance and account of the NUC, Onazi, the commission withdrew the order.
The National Industrial Court had last Wednesday ordered lecturers to resume, an order which ASUU has now appealed.