Reps to intervene in ASUU strike, mandate leadership to find lasting solution

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : He said the current dispute stems from unmet commitments relating to the revitalisation of public universities, the payment of earned academic allowances, the review of lecturers' salary structure, and the question of university autonomy, all of which are central to the 2009 and subsequent renegotiated agreements between ASUU and the federal government.
44% : "The House is cognisant that repeated strikes in the tertiary sector have led to students dropouts, brain drain and loss of public confidence thereby threatening national stability and the realisation of Nigeria's long-term development goal," he stated, adding that the nation's higher education system remains vital to innovation, human capital growth, and national development.
35% : Speaking further, he stressed that the frequent closure of universities due to labour disputes contributes to rising dropout rates, increased brain drain, and growing public disillusionment with Nigeria's education system.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.