The Federal Government has said that the striking university lecturers will not be paid their withheld five months salaries.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Education.
According to the statement, the “No-work-no-pay” principle adopted by the government is part of the Nigerian Labour Law and rooted in one of the core principles of the employment relationship.
The statement reads, “I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter with Ref. No. COPSUN/EX/056 dated 19th August, 2022 on the above subject and to reiterate that the principle of ‘No-work-no-pay’ is a part of our Labour Law and common Law and it is rooted in one of the core principles of the employment relationship.
“Based on the above premise, the FG has refused to concede to ASUU’s demand to be paid a backlog of their withheld emoluments for the past five months because it believes that there should be consequences for their actions. The doctrine of ‘no work no pay’ is a fundamental axiom in Labour and Industrial Relations.”
