The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has strongly disagreed with the Federal Government’s plan to make the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) responsible for payment of the proposed N75,000 and N50, 000 bursary allowances per semester to students who are studying education courses in public universities and colleges of education in the country, respectively.
President Muhammadu Buhari had on October 5 at the World Teachers’ Day event in Abuja announced this proposed policy through the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, so as a way according to him to attract more young Nigerians to become classroom teachers.
The union said even though it is not against the…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
