ASUU STRIKE:FG denise considering multiple payments platform

 

[FILES] Minister of labour and employment, Dr. Chris Ngige. Photo:FMIC

. Promise quick resolution, okays potal, NSITF's digitisation

The federal Government, yesterday distances it self from  reports making the rounds that it was contemplating different payment schedules for the various trade unions in tertiary institutions.

The Academic staff union of universities (ASUU) had insisted on the university transparency and accountability solutions (UTAS) being created, claiming that the integrated payroll and personal information system (IPPIS) was short changing the teachers.

Government, in March, said (UTAS) had failed three integrity test.

The senior staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and non-Acadamic staff union of Allied and educational institutions (NASU) also had universities peculiar personal payroll system (UPPPS) as their variant.

Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, told reporters after the weekly federal executive council meeting (FEC), presided over by President Muhammad Buhari, yesterday, in Abuja, that effort were ongoing to resolve crisis soon.

He said contrary to institutions that the government had ignored ASSU, there had been a series of meetings between concerned parties with the next one holding today.

In another development, the federal government said it has approved the opening of a job portal for Nigerians at home and abroad.

Ngige, who also made the disclosure, said the digitisation of operations of the Nigerian social insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) had equally been approved by the government.

He said his ministry presents two memos, stating "the first was presented on behalf of our parastata,NSITF."

He said e-NSITF would cost N1.2 billion. 

Ngige, also said the council equally approved a portal, Nigerian Labour Exchange (NILEX) domiciled in his ministry, for employment and job creation.