The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Federal Government’s plan to set up a United Kingdom university campus in Nigeria, pledging to resist the initiative
ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, made the declaration on Thursday in Bauchi during a public lecture organized by the Sa’adu Zungur University branch of the union. He revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, during a recent state visit to the United Kingdom, signed an agreement that includes establishing a Nigerian campus of Coventry University.
Piwuna condemned the move, describing it as an attempt to “re-colonise” Nigeria’s education sector. He highlighted the financial struggles facing the UK institution, including a £58 million deficit and a significant drop in African student enrollment, alongside cost-cutting measures expected to reach £100 million over the next two years.
“They deny Nigerians visas to study abroad, yet they want to come here and take our money,” Piwuna said.
He stressed that ASUU would oppose any part of the agreement concerning education, pointing out that it contradicts the Federal Government’s existing moratorium on the establishment of new universities. “This will not stand. We are going to resist it,” he added.
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