In a communiqué issued at the end of regular meeting of examination bodies and libraries trade union group of NASU, which held at the National Union of Teachers Hall, Kuto, Abeokuta, Ogun State, the Council-in-Session expressed worry over the neglect of public libraries in Nigeria.
The Council-in-Session, therefore, called on the federal and state governments to prioritise the education of the citizenry by increasing budgetary allocations to education to accommodate standard and adequately funded libraries to complement the nation’s educational institutions. Council-in-session called on the defaulting state governors to urgently implement or restore the full minimum wage and the consequential adjustments for all grades of workers, as anything contrary to this is unlawful and a breach of the Minimum Wage Act, which can lead to industrial unrest in the affected states.
NASU also decried the reducing number of staff in the employment of the examination bodies as a result of disengagement and retirements without replacements.