Due to the
ongoing strike which commenced occurred yesterday December 4, 2017, by the
non-academic staffs of University of Lagos, The University authorities has been
compelled to postpone screening for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) till further notice.
The
2017/2018 academic section screening which was scheduled to commence yesterday,
Monday December 4-15, 2017, was disrupted the non-academic staff strike.
The Senior
Assistant Registrar, Taiwo Oloyede in a statement said that the indefinite
strike affected the academic and administrative activities in the institution.
“The
postponement is indefinite; a new date will be announced. “Candidates are
enjoined to check the university’s website regularly for updates,” he said.
Eyes Of
Lagos gathered that three other non-academic union had embarked on the strike,
the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), Non Academic
Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions (NASU) and National
Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT).
Meanwhile
National President of SSANU, Samson Ugwoke, has said that the union’s strike is
as a result of the Federal Government’s failure to take action on the Sept. 20
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it signed with the unions.
“Most of our
people were laid off unjustifiably; they are yet to be reinstated in the
university’s payroll.
“We are
tired of being tossed around or seen as not important in the running of the
university. We are as important as any other union within the system and need
to be given that recognition.
“After
several negotiations with the government, we expected that it sees the need to
honour whatever agreement reached, but the reverse is the case,” Mr. Ugwoke,
also the Chairman of the JAC, said.
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