ASUP suspends strike, as NBTE succumbs to demands

By Sodiq Adelakun

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has suspended the implementation of the new revised scheme of service for polytechnics in the country, following the warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP).

The suspension was announced in a circular dated July 19, 2024, and signed by the Executive Secretary of the board, Professor Idris Bugaje.

The circular was addressed to the Governing Council, Rectors, and Provosts of federal and state polytechnics in the country.

According to the circular, “further to the many issues raised on the June 2024 schemes of service earlier circulated, I wish to convey approval of suspension of implementation until all grey areas are addressed.”

The suspension comes after ASUP had decried some areas in the scheme and called for its withdrawal. The union had issued an ultimatum to the Federal Government on the matter, which ends on Monday.