The uproar that greeted the news of an increase in sundry charges by the University of Lagos on July 21, 2023 came to those who are in the know as a shock.
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The Minister said this on during a meeting with Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities on Tuesday.
They are the FCT University of Science and Technology, Abaji (Establishment) Bill, 2022; and Federal University of Environmental Technology, Koroma/Saakperwa Tai Ogoni, Rivers State (Establishment) Bill, 2022.
The Minister said the development was responsible for the crises that had attended VCs selection in universities.
The approval was contained in a statement by Sonny Echono, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, in Abuja on Thursday.
Senator Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed door meeting with the non-teaching staff of Federal Universities on Tuesday in Abuja.
Adamu, during the inauguration in Abuja on Monday, charged the chairmen and members of the various councils to foster harmonious relationships while carrying out their duties in the next four years.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities says its agitations and actions over the years were premised on six cardinal demands.
Rising from its monthly meeting on Thursday, NEC, which comprises the 36 state governors, suggested that one university from each of the six geopolitical zones, should be expanded to accommodate between 150,000 and 200,000 students