The circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 was addressed to all vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors, and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities, ordering them to re-open universities.
However, in another circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/136, which was also signed by the NUC Director of Finance and Account, Sam Onazi, the commission withdrew the order without giving reasons.
The letter which titled, “Withdrawal of circular NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 dated September 23, 2022,” partly read, “I have been directed to withdraw the National Universities Commission Circular Ref: NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135, dated September 23, 2022, on the above subject.
Meanwhile, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has said it did not receive any official information on the call for resumption by the NUC or any government ministry.
During an interview, the CVCNU Chairman, Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumo, said the use of force on the lecturers would not produce any fruitful outcome.
Before the release of the withdrawal circular, a senior management member in a high-ranking federal university in the South-West, in an exclusive chat in Abuja, had said that in line with the FG’s order to reopen schools, attendance registers would be opened for lecturers to sign in and amended timetables would be released to the public.
The Federal Ministry of Education noted in a separate report on Monday that the ongoing ASUU strike has hampered the payment of bursaries to university students.
The University of Ibadan ASUU Chairman, Prof. Ayoola Akinwole, said in a statement on Monday, that there would be no teaching until ASUU’s demands are met and the strike is suspended.
The ASUU boss also emphasised, “Our members will have nothing to either do with teaching, supervision or attend statutory meetings until our demands are met and the strike is suspended by the leadership of the union.”
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