By Goodluck Ikiebe
President Bola Tinubu has cancelled the automatic deduction of 40% from the internally generated revenues of federal universities, stating that the policy implementation is ill-timed.
Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, made the announcement in a message the 75th Founder’s Day ceremony of the University of Ibadan (UI).
The cancellation was confirmed by the Lagos Zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adelaja Odukoya, and Sultan Sa’adu Abubakar, who had earlier condemned the policy.
The policy, set to commence in November, mandated a 40% automatic deduction from universities’ internally generated revenues via the Treasury Single Accounts (TSA).The President pledged commitment to education sector reforms for national development.
