ASUU Strike Festers As Unions Shut Down Kaduna State University

He confirmed that four children were among the dead and all the bodies were charred beyond recognition. Investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the accident. ADVERTISING Khokhar said it appeared that the van driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into the truck. Bad roads, poorly maintained vehicles and a substandard safety regime cause numerous accidents in Pakistan every year, leading to more than 5,000 deaths, according to government statistics. In June, a fuel tanker overturned in eastern Pakistan and then burst into flames when locals gathered to collect oil, killing about 200 people.

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The Kaduna State University chapters of Senior Staff Association, Non Academic Staff union and National Association of Technologists have joined the nationwide indefinite strike declared by unions on Monday. Mr. Kantoma Bala, Chairman of the universities senior staff association, told newsmen in Kaduna on Tuesday, that the three unions had formed a Joint Action Committee to monitor the strike. “It is a national strike and the non academic staff unions are part of the respective national bodies. ASUU strike ASUU strike “We began the indefinite strike as directed by our respective national leadership over the failure of the Federal Government to implement the 2009 agreement with the union,” he said. The agreement was supposed to address the problem of inadequate funding of public universities, poor governance and administrative lapses. Other issues that prompted the strike include poor infrastructure, abandoned projects, fragmentation of salary payments to staff, and lack of adequate teaching and learning facilities among others.

Mr. Kantoma Bala, Chairman of the universities senior staff association, told newsmen in Kaduna on Tuesday, that the three unions had formed a Joint Action Committee to monitor the strike. “It is a national strike and the non academic staff unions are part of the respective national bodies. ASUU strike ASUU strike “We began the indefinite strike as directed by our respective national leadership over the failure of the Federal Government to implement the 2009 agreement with the union,” he said. The agreement was supposed to address the problem of inadequate funding of public universities, poor governance and administrative lapses. Other issues that prompted the strike include poor infrastructure, abandoned projects, fragmentation of salary payments to staff, and lack of adequate teaching and learning facilities among others.

At least 14 people, including four children, were burnt to death when a passenger van caught fire after colliding with a truck on Tuesday, the Police said. Another five people were severely injured in the accident that took place in Pakistan near the capital, Islamabad, said Mahmud Ali Khokhar, spokesperson for the highway police.

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