Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) would be resuming academic activities as the state government has promised to take on the responsibility for salary payments owed to the staff of the university.
Nasarawa State Governor Engineer Abdullahi Sule had said at the fifth state executive council meeting during his briefing with members of the state executive council.
The decision to take over the payment of salaries at NSUK is aimed at paving the way for the possible resumption of academic activities so as to meet one of the key demands by the local chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), The governor explained.
The governor went further to state his administration has agreed to take over the responsibility of paying salaries of staff at the NSUK beginning from this month, based on the availability of finances to the state and more importantly, because of the importance attached to education.
The conditions given to them includes ensuring that we take over the full payment of salaries of all the staff, so that they don’t have to use their IGR.
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“As far as we are concerned, we looked at our finances and we strongly believe that, based on the cashflow we have available to us and also because of the importance we attach to education, that we should be able to start that from this month”.
“That is what we are looking forward to do. We are also hoping they will compliment by the moment we start the payment hopefully by Thursday or Friday, then we are hoping to see them also returning to their classes.”
