The Network of Advocates for Digital Reporting (NADIR) has breted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NADIR claims the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) chapter is planning withdrawal of the degree of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Director General, Kashifu Inuwa due to report he gave about the credibilty of UTAS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Publicity Secretary of NADIR, Mr. Bello Shehu described the plan as \u201claughable and ill-advised\u201d, because no one should be intimidated for carrying out their duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to NADIR, Inuwa was being opposed despite NITDA\u2019s explanation that ASUU\u2019s preferred payment platform, UTAS, failed vulnerability test (security integrity), User Acceptance Test and Stress load test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Shehu also pointed out that noted that the lecturers should know better than throwing caution to the wind and making a fundamental mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his words: \u201cThis action seeks to portray ASUU as a sole authority in conferring or retracting degree awards, rather than limiting itself to protecting the rights of university workers.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cASUU have resorted to threats in a desperate bid to blackmail a public official into lowering the bars of his mandate and succumbing to selfish inclinations, <\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAfter unsuccessfully harrsasing the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Isah Ali Pantami, the union has decided to make Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahitheir next target.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe both of them are only working hard for digital transformation. We are not sure to what extent ASUU is willing to bare its fangs as a clog in the wheels of Nigeria\u2019s progress.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTheir leadership should answer some fundamental questions: Has the union now usurped the mandate of University Senate in awarding degree certificates?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs there a legally recognized marriage of convenience between labor union and award of degree certificates in ATBU? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs ASUU not overstepping its boundaries and going outside its jurisdiction<\/em>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBeyond the NUC regulations, each university self-regulates its academic programmes through the power vested in its senate.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPrecedents have severally shown that only the University Senate has the powers to do what ASUU is ignorantly threatening to do. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNITDA, has over the years, issued a series of regulatory instruments including the Software Testing and Quality Assurance Framework and Guideline, issued in 2016.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis regulatory instrument, currently under review, provides guidelines for the design, development and testing of software projects in Nigeria.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf institutions can threaten their products who are standing up for what is right, and get away with it, excellence and sterling track record is at jeopardy.\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Network of Advocates for Digital Reporting (NADIR) has breted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n