The Federal Ministry of Education has stated that the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities has hindered the payment of bursaries to students of Education in Universities.
This information was made known on Monday, by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Andrew Adejo, during the 2022 World Teachers Day Press briefing held in Abuja.
We recall that In 2021, a report on PUNCH stated how Buhari promised to release bursaries to students studying Education in Universities and Colleges of education.
The report as shown in the Punch quotes President Buhari's statement, through the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.
“Undergraduates of B.Ed/B.A. Ed/BSc. Ed in Public institutions are to receive stipends of N75,000.00 per semester while NCE Students will get N50,000.00 as stipends per semester.
“Federal Government should find the modality through which respective states’ governments could provide automatic employment for NCE graduates at Basic Education level,”
While addressing the Press, Adejo announced, that the implementation of the payment of stipends has started, adding that, they only have 7 percent of the required data to be processed for payment, and they have been unable to get the complete data of all the students in Universities, due to the strike.