Latest ASUU Strike News: ASUU Strike Nigeria News For Today February 16, 2022

JAMB Has No Power To Decide Qualification For Admission – ASUU

 

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) of encroaching into the university’s autonomy.

Brand News Day Nigeria reports that the President of the union, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, after announcing a four-week strike action beginning from February 14, lamented that the autonomy of universities is under increasing threat by the meddlesome activities of JAMB in admission processes and regulation of academic activities in the Nigerian university system.

According to Osodeke, JAMB was created by an Act of the National Assembly in 1978 and is responsible for the conduct of matriculation examinations for admission into a tertiary institution in Nigeria, the appointment of examiners and the collection/dissemination of information on all matters relating to entrance examinations.

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Prof. Osodeke pointed out that it is the prerogative and responsibility of each university’s senate to superintend over all academic matters in the university, including setting the admission requirements and approval of university undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

He, however, emphasized that JAMB has no powers to decide qualification for admission, adding that it also lacked the powers to give admission or delist programmes of universities.

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Latest ASUU Strike News On ASUU Strike Nigeria, NEC Reveals Final Decision

Latest ASUU News On ASUU Strike Nigeria, Final Decision Made Known, more details below.

Brand News Day Nigeria reports that in its Latest ASUU News On ASUU Strike Nigeria, the final decision would be Made Known after the ASUU’s National Executive Council meeting.

Notably, ASUU Strike news has been making rounds lately until the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU’s National Executive Council meeting is ongoing. Thus has intensified its efforts to push for a strike until the FG will bow down to the union’s demands.

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The union had last week hinted that its decision, whether to proceed on strike to protest the government’s action or continue to render services would be determined at its ongoing NEC meeting, expected to end tomorrow in Lagos.

The decision which will be via voting would determine the fate of students of public universities across the country, who had just returned to campuses after the union’s yuletide break.

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