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PRESIDENT APPROVES N30,000 AS MINIMUM WAGE, NANS gives federal government 7 day ultimatum to meet ASUU demand. 

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By prince Everest 

The president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved N30,000 as new minimum wage. The president gave the approval while receiving the report of the Tripartite committee on the review of National minimum wage at the presidential villa,  Abuja. 

A bill is expected to be sent to the National Assembly with the approval. 

On the other hand, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given seven day ultimatum to the federal government to meet the demand of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). 

NANS threatened to protest if the government fail to meet to the demands of ASUU before the deadline. 

National Public Relation Officer of the association, Azeez Adeyemi added that they will organise protest across the nation If the Federal government refuse to meet the demand of ASUU. 

Some of the agreement reached by FG and ASUU were never implemented, Adeyemi said. 

"we will not fold our hands and watch our universities shut down for months because of our federal government insensitivity and non chalant attitude towards education at all levels in the country" Adeyemi said. 

"Majority of the leaders whose duty is to fund the educational system in Nigeria are taking their children to school abroad and don't mind if the universities here are shut down for decades". 

He further said that the ongoing fight against corruption should be a general issue and not a thing of party. 

"A situation where the ruling APC government shields their party members from being investigated after submission of petition against some of their stalwarts is not acceptable to us as stakeholders in the Nigerian project. 

Adeyemi however pledged unalloyed solidarity of the union to the leadership of college of education academic staff Union, and all academic staff association in the nation's colleges of education who have been on strike for over two months for better condition of service. 

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