The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has sanctioned University of Ilorin (Unilorin) and directed its members to boycott academic and allied activities at the school.
ASUU wielded the big stick following what it described as “Unilorin management’s persistent lawless, arbitrariness, violation of human and trade union rights and persecution of loyal members”.
Here are the verdicts passed on the university by ASUU:
1. Unilorin lecturers are not allowed to carry out academic activities in any Nigerian university
The association is bent on dealing with the university as they have passed a law forbidding the lecturers of the school from participating in any academic activity in other Nigerian universities. This means that the lecturers are being alienated from academic activities in the country.
2. No academic and non-academic activities at the university
ASUU has banned Unilorin from carrying out any academic and non-academic activity. The members of the association has been asked to disrupt every activity in the university. The staff of this school are not allowed to carry out any work in the school premises.
3. Imposition of sanctions
ASUU NEC has decided to impose sanctions on the university administration; during the period which the sanctioning would last, the university would not enjoy the cooperation or participation of academics of other Nigerian universities. The private universities are not considered in this clause.
4. Journal review is no longer acceptable
The reviewing of academic papers and journals by other lecturers outside Unilorin is prohibited. Accreditation of institutions, courses, collaborative research, seminars, workshops will no longer be opened to the lecturers of this school.
5. Withdrawal of cooperation of other Nigerian lecturers
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has instructed its members in other universities not to assist Unilorin with any academic activity.
This means that research, teaching, assessment, moderation and setting of examination by other lecturers outside the university will not be possible for the time being. Part time lecturing, sabbatical, visiting and adjunct appointments will no longer be allowed.
Newsletters and journals from Unilorin would no longer be accepted. The journals from academic staff of the university will not be published in other Nigerian universities.