On Monday, the South-West zone of the National Association of Nigerian Students announced the start of a demonstration on the Lagos-Shagamu Expressway.
The association claims that the protest was organized as a result of the Academic Staff Union of Universities' ongoing strike action.
The legislature had just issued a vote of no confidence in both Adamu Adamu, the minister of education, and Chris Ngige, the minister of labor and employment.
Adegboye Olatunji, the Coordinator of NANS for the South-West zone, sent our correspondent with a statement that said, in part, "For more than six months, ASUU has been on strike, consequently paralyzing academic activity on campus. Unfortunately, the Federal Government has shown little consideration for the emotions of Nigerian students, demonstrating that this administration has no interest in their academic aspirations.
"It defies sense that the government establishes new institutions while downplaying the welfare of the instructors, resulting in a university closure that has lasted more than six months with no sign of an end in sight. A university lecturer committed himself two weeks ago as a result of the government's disregard for his wellness; he left behind three children. What would happen to the children he leaves behind is the question.
"Since this administration's start, we have observed the paltry amount allotted to the educational sector. We have observed the conflict between the ASUU members and the labor and education ministers over the protracted strike, which has no sign of closure. The Senate Committee on Tertiary Education is unsuccessful in all of these.
"Based on the aforementioned, we hereby condemn the ongoing ASUU strike, which has negatively impacted Nigerian students' academic progress over the past six months. We also express our disapproval of the Labour Minister Chris Ngige and the Education Minister Mallam Adamu.
"The protest will take place concurrently with the strike action until it is over. Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Sagamu Interchange) convergence point.
In Nigeria, academic employees at universities are represented by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which was established in 1978. ASUU is a branch of the 1965-founded Nigerian Association of University Teachers (NAUT). The University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, University of Ife, and University of Lagos were the only five universities that made up NAUT at the time. On May 30, 2021, Professor Victor Emmanuel Osodeke became the organization's president. ASUU currently represents many schools, including Federal and State Universities, and any strike the union decides to go on would have an impact on these institutions.
ASUU was established in 1978 to represent the interests of all academic staff in Federal and State universities in Nigeria. It is the successor organization to the Nigerian Association of University Teachers, which was established in 1965.
There are numerous universities that are part of ASUU but are not part of the organization as a whole. The following institutions are among them, along with every private university in Nigeria.
- Federal University located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
- Federal University of Ilorin, also known as Unilorin
- Delta State University, Abraka – popularly known as DELSU
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