
The Joint Academic and Non-Academic Staff Unions of state-owned tertiary institutions in Yobe State have issued a fresh 15-day ultimatum to the state government over the non-implementation of key welfare packages and unpaid allowances for staff of polytechnics and colleges. The demand was contained in a joint press statement issued on Tuesday in Damaturu and signed by JASU President, Comrade Mohamed Bukar, and a NASU representative, according to the Daily Post.
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