ASUU opposes FG-UK Coventry University campus agreement

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities has kicked against agreements reached between the federal government and the United Kingdom on education, including plans to establish Coventry University in Nigeria.

ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, made the union’s position known at a public lecture organised by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Sa’adu Zungur University branch.

Piwuna described the proposed establishment of Coventry University campus in Nigeria as unacceptable, alleging that it was part of a broader agenda that could undermine Nigeria’s university system.

He expressed concern that while Nigerian students face visa restrictions to study in the UK, British institutions are seeking to operate within Nigeria.

According to him, “They have denied Nigerians visas to study in the UK, yet they are coming here to establish universities and take our money. This is another form of colonialism, and ASUU will strongly oppose it.”

The ASUU president further alleged that some foreign universities were facing financial challenges and declining international student enrolment, prompting their expansion into countries like Nigeria.

He insisted that Nigerian universities must be strengthened internally rather than allowing foreign institutions to dominate the sector. Punch