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Yobe State University’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has kicked against the proliferation of state universities without adequate funds to run them. The university's ASUU chairman, Dr Ahmed Ibrahim Karage, stated the position of the union in Damaturu on Friday in a press briefing to press home their demands.

Yobe State University’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has kicked against the proliferation of state universities without adequate funds to run them. The university's ASUU chairman, Dr Ahmed Ibrahim Karage, stated the position of the union in Damaturu on Friday in a press briefing to press home their demands. 'The situation of public universities in the country is disturbing.

39 per cent was allocated to education in the federal government budget and most of which were not released for implementation.' Other issues raised by the union include the huge backlogs of unpaid salaries and allowances, increase in school fees as well as failure on the side of governments to implement various agreements reached with the union among others. 'ASUU rejects any attempt to increase school fees without any corresponding inputs from government to adequately fund education.

 

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