Amid ASUU strike, FG facilitates admission for Ukraine returnees

Amid the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the federal government of Nigeria has said it is facilitating admission placement for returnees from Ukraine into Nigerian universities.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Francisca K. Omayuli (Mrs), Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs made this known in a statement on Monday.

Recall that in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the FG evacuated Nigerians, willing to return, from the embattled country. The returnees included students, who the Nigerian government is now working round the clock to place into universities within the country.

This is even as public universities in the country have been closed for months, following a protracted industrial strike action by ASUU lecturers. The lecturers are asking for better working conditions.

According to the statement released by Mrs Omayuli, the returned students, who are interested in the offer, are informed to visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website to complete an online registration form on or before 15 July, 2022.

The statement reads: “The Federal Government of Nigeria wishes to inform Nigerian students who returned from Ukraine following the conflict in that country, that efforts are being made to facilitate their placement into various Nigerian tertiary institutions, to enable them continue their studies.

In this connection, Interested students should visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng and complete the online Nigerian Student in Ukraine (NSU) registration form with the required information on or before 15 July, 2022”.