The Federal Government has given the joint technical committee formed to re-test the viability of ASUU’s University Transparency Accountability Solutions, UTAS, for salary payment 4 weeks to report back. The re-testing of the software was spurred by ASUU’s rejection of the results of a user acceptance test conducted by the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, which determined that UTAS failed the integrity and vulnerability tests. ASUU has consistently maintained that the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, is unsuitable for the university system, and has proposed UTAS, which the government claims does not meet the necessary requirements, a…

  The federal government has returned to the table to continue negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Tuesday’s meeting is the second of its kind since the union started a one-month strike 3 weeks ago. ASUU say they want better working conditions, the revitalisation of public universities, and university autonomy, among other demands. At the meeting, ASUU representatives said they were no longer interested in signing a memorandum of understanding but wants previous agreements to be implemented. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, expressed confidence that the standoff will be addressed. Both parties disputed on who is causing…