So to the joy/sorrow of university students everywhere ASUU has decided to agree a pact with the federal government. ASUU had a laundry list of things they were striking about. However with the new pact agreed the only details that have been released is that the salaries have been increased 52%. Now I'm not saying that their personal pocket is all they care about but...

The second thing is that the lecturers were hoping to compel the government to allow them to pay 5% tax. While I doubt they would succeed in making this stick, the all out ballsiness of the request deserves a commendation.

The government flatly turned down the request for a set 26% of the federal budget to be dedicated to education in perpetuity. This makes sense from the FG point of view, but I wish ASUU could have at least convinced them to commit to a minimum figure of say 10% of budget. But you can't have everything.

I hope someone can explain to me how ASUU can want the government to pay them a particular salary on the one hand and want autonomy for the university on the other hand. I think they are just being ballsy again, but I may be missing something.

I have definitely been awol for a while, and I apologize to the three people that kept up with this blog since the last time i was awol. I will endeavor to make it up to you and hope that in time you wish that I were still gone. Anyhow my 3year blogging anniversary is coming up in the next week or so, so you can't be mad at me. See you tomorrow

Laters

Snazzy