PHOTO: ASUU Announces Suspension Of Strike On Its Facebook Page

ASUU's Facebook Post

Now this was posted on ASUU's official page. We can now wait for the union's president press briefing this afternoon. Congratulations to every Nigerian student who endured this 5 long months.

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BREAKING: ASUU Calls Off 169-Days Old Strike

Report reaching DailyPost from Minna, Niger State capital, indicates that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called off its five months strike.

The Union arrived at the latest decision to suspends its strike after a marathon meeting held at the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger State on Monday.

-DailyPost

P.S.: This is as reported by DailyPost and has not yet been confirmed by 9N. There have been speculations that the strike will be called off today after the FG and ASUU brokered a deal some days ago. Details soon.

ASUU To Call Off Strike In A Week's Time, Signs MoU With FG

Finally, the end of now 5 months, 10 days old ASUU Strike is in sight.
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities yesterday in Abuja signed a fresh  Memorandum of understanding.

ASUU had demanded for:

•  a non-victimisation clause,
• proof of the payment of the N200bn into a Central Bank of Nigeria account for public universities, 
• a review of their agreement in 2014, before they call off the strike.

Their demands were met by FG.

ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Faggae, now says ASUU would make its position known to government “within one week”, after their National Executive meeting.
According to Faggae:

“This is the response to the letter we wrote to Mr. President and this document would now be forwarded to our members and our members would give us direction. We are hoping that we would be able to meet with our members in less than a week. 

I don’t have the power to call off the industrial action, it is only our members that can do that. And our members gave us a message to give to the Federal Government which we have done and within one week our members would meet. We already have the document which shows that Government is committed”.

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ASUU Strike Lingers On As Union Members Attack Uniben Lecturers

Despite the directive by the Federal Government for varsities to re-open. The members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) UNIBEN, still took it upon themselves yesterday (Monday 9th) to put a hold on all academic activities on the school's campus.

According to reports Some lecturers of the University Of Benin returned to work last week following the Federal Government’s directive to resume work. One lecturer gathered available students and attempted to hold a class when the premises was stormed by a mob of ASUU officials.

The police were called to the scene to intervene in the brewing pandemonium, but the ASUU officials matched thier force and fully succeeded in putting all on going lectures on hold. Despite the FG directive and announcement by some schools to resume lectures. It would seem, the industrial strike action embarked on 6 months ago by the lecturers is still very much active. 

Strike: We Have Met ASUU’s Demands - FG

The presidency Tuesday said that the Federal Government has met with demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and there was no need to maintain the strike, just as it stressed that the agreement was reached sequel to the last meeting held between Federal Government and ASUU.

According to the Presidency, the administration believes that with the agreement and the result of the votes across the campuses, ASUU has no reason for further sustenance of the strike, even as it called on the Union to comply with the call on them to resume work without further delay.

This is coming as the ultimatum issued to ASUU lapses today.

Speaking in Abuja during an interactive session with leaders of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Students’ Matters, Comrade Jude Imagwe who noted that a larger membership of ASUU campus chapters had voted for the immediate call-off of the strike, stressed that the directive given by the government was not targeted to threaten the ASUU leadership, but designed to show government’s commitment towards ensuring that all university students return to school.

According to him, ASUU leaders must work in line with the directives by ensuring that all students get back to the campus as the government would ensure a water-tight security on the campuses, adding, “The Nigerian public should be informed that the government has met all the promises they made on this ASUU issue. If they have not agreed, there was no reason for them to have said they would meet their members and get back . It means there was an agreement that was reached.

“The Minister of Education announced that lecturers should resume, it was not in anyway targeted at threatening or compelling the leadership of ASUU to go back to school.”

In his remarks, NANS president, Comrade Yinka who maintained tha its association was neutral, said that it supports a just cause, adding that the association was standing by the government because it was working in line with its desire which was for all schools to reopen.

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ASUU Dares FG, Vow To Continue Strike

ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Isa Fagge

Despite the Federal Government’s directive that striking lecturers should return to classroom on December 4, the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday made it clear that the strike would continue.

The union described December 4 deadline given by the government as an “ordinary threat.”

ASUU President, Nasir Fagge, who officially briefed journalists in Abuja on the response of the union after FG’s ultimatum said“ the strike will end when government implements the agreement as we agreed with President Goodluck Jonathan.”

“He gave us assurance that in 2014 the agreement will not be renegotiated just as he had promised us when we interacted with him in that 13-hour duration. We thank Mr. President for his patience but let us also do what is right.”

ASUU requested in its meeting with President Jonathan, that he should facilitate the resolution of the issues as a way of concretizing their understanding of the agreed position.

The agreed positions, Fagge said are that the N200 billion agreed upon as 2013 revitalisation fund for public universities shall be deposited with Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and disbursed to the benefitting universities within two weeks; that the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement in 2014 be included in the final document as agreed at the discussion with Jonathan; that a non –victimisation clause which is normally captured in all interactions of this nature be included in the final document and that a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) shall be validly endorsed, signed by a representative of government, preferably the Attorney General of the Federation and a representative of ASUU, with the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as a witness.

To further justify ASUU’s request to Jonathan, Faggesaid: “Upon any sincere stretch of interpretation, it would be unreasonable to suggest that this is a new demand. ASUU National Executive Council’s position that the funds for revitalisation due to universities in 2013 should be released within the first two weeks of December 2013 is not a new demand. It is a sensible suggestion to guard against implementation failure.

“On the renegotiation of the agreement in 2014, there was an agreement at the interaction with the President of Nigeria that the renegotiation of the ASUU/FG agreement of 2009 shall be undertaken in 2014.”

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How the ASUU Strike Can End In 48 Hours If Jonathan Is Honest –– Femi Falana

At a meeting of the Bayelsa state caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, which held in Yenegoa last Friday, President Goodluck Jonathan accused the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) of subversion. As far as the President is concerned the ongoing industrial action has nothing to do with trade dispute.

During his last media chat the President had accused the ASUU of playing politics with the strike. No doubt, the federal Government is utterly embarrassed that the strike has lasted for about six months. But instead of accusing ASUU of subversion, the Federal Government should be blamed for its inexplicable refusal to honour the 2009 FG/ASUU Agreement.

It is on record that officials of Ministries of Education and Finance frustrated the resolution of the strike.

It was on account of such frustration that led the President to take over the negotiations.  At the end of the marathon meeting held between the President and the ASUU leaders substantial progress was made towards the resolution of the crisis. On its part the ASUU accepted the offer made by the President with some minor adjustments. 

Regrettably, the President was informed that ASUU had rejected his offer. In view of such misinformation the Acting Minister of Education, Mr. Nyeson Wike issued a 7-day ultimatum to sack all striking university staff with effect from December 4, 2013. He also directed the vice-chancellors of all public universities to declare the posts of striking academics vacant with a view to replacing them.

If Mr. Wike had familiarized himself with FG/ASUU face-off in the past two decades, even under the defunct military junta, he would have discovered that ASUU members have never been cowed to submission. In 1992, the Ibrahim Babangida junta fired all lecturers and threatened to eject them from their official quarters. When the lecturers defied the junta a decree was promulgated which made strike by teachers a treasonable felony. ASUU also ignored the obnoxious decree and called off the bluff of the military dictators. 

The then Secretary for Education, Professor Ben Nwabueze SAN described the 1992 FG/ASUU as "a contract of imperfect obligations". But at the end of the day it became clear to the regime that universities could not be run like military barracks. Hence the junta swallowed its pride, withdrew its empty threats and decided to honour the Agreement which it had rejected.

As no university in Nigeria has the required number of Professors, Readers and Senior Lecturers the threat of a mass sack of academics is a huge joke. However, as the President's former boss, Chief Diepreye Alamieseigha rightly observed the ultimatum, which has been planned to coincide with the burial ceremony of Professor Festus Iyayi, would portray the Federal Government as insensitive. The observation cannot be faulted since a convoy of Governor Idris Wada along the Abuja-Lokoja road killed Professor Iyayi while travelling to Kano to attend a meeting of ASUU leaders scheduled to review the strike. It is commendable that the President promised to review the provocative ultimatum.

Since the ASUU has accepted the new offer of the Federal Government the President should conclude the negotiations with the ASUU leaders forthwith. Instead of allowing Mr. Wike to expose the Federal Government to further ridicule a new Agreement should be properly drawn up and signed by the ASUU and top officials of the Federal Agreement. With the commitment of President Jonathan the industrial action can be called off within 48 hours.

By Femi Falana (SAN).

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STRIKE UPDATE: FG’s Order, An Empty Threat – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday described the threat by the federal government to sack lecturers if they don’t return to classroom as empty threat that could not hold water.

The union said it is vindicated that the Federal government was not ready to implement resolutions reached with the union.

ASUU said the threat will fail, adding that Nigerian public universities need 60,000 lecturers due to government’s failure to employ more capable hands into the system.

The union said federal government is wasting the time of Nigerians youths by failing to perfect the resolutions and get the strike suspended.

The union added it had reasons to be wary following the failure of government to honour their promises to Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, resident doctors and other health workers who have suspended their strikes.

The ASUU National Treasurer, Dr. Ademola Aremu, while responding to the government’s directive, said the threat does not hold water as it has confirmed the fears that the federal government cannot be trusted.

The don said, “With the latest action, the federal government has shown that they are not committed to all they have been saying.

We are saying that since we agreed at the meeting that the sum of 200 billion naira is for 2012 and 2013 revitalisation, the federal government should deposit same in the Central Bank of Nigerian. We are already in November and December is around the corner. If they don’t do that now, when do they want to do it?

We are saying the non-victimization clause should be included as agreed while the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement should be included as agreed with the presidents”.

“It is a pity if the federal government is not willing to perfect the resolutions reached with union. This is why we find it difficult to trust our leaders by their words. How can someone be threatening to sack lecturers when universities are already short-staffed by almost 60,000. We are not in military era. The military tried it and failed. This one will fail again. They can re-open the school.

ASUU did not shut down the universities. It was the management of the schools that ordered the students to go back home.”

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DEVELOPING STORY: FG Gives ASUU One Week To Call Off Strike

The Federal Government on Thursday gave the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, one week ultimatum to call off the ongoing strike.

The acting Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja.

ASUU has been on a nationwide strike since July 1, demanding the government implements a 2009 agreement it had with the union.

The lecturers had last week, at the end of the ASUU NEC meeting, resolved to take a definite position on the government’s offer and the strike after meeting President Goodluck Jonathan this week.

The meeting is yet to hold.

- PremiumTimes NG

P.S: Seems this is another ultimatum in the very long string of already issued ultimatums. We can only pray this one turns out well in favour of every party concerned.

FG Orders ASUU To Call Off Strike Within One Week

The Federal Government on Thursday ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities to reopen the institutions within one week.

The supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja.

He described the ongoing varsity teachers’ strike as “act of sabotage.”

“The continuation of the strike despite several meetings, especially with President Goodluck Jonathan is an attempt by the union to sabotage all efforts by government to address the issue, “he said.

Wike stated that government has directed that all Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities that are currently on strike to immediately reopen for academic and allied activities.

ASUU embarked on the strike on July 1 to protest government’s non-implementation of the 2009 agreement signed by both parties.

The minister disclosed that government has met all its commitments and obligations with respect to the agreement.
According to Wike, government took the decision to reopen the universities following ASUU’s new conditions which are “not tenable.

“His words: “On November 4, 2013 President Goodluck Jonathan met with ASUU executive, labour union leaders from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), where all the issues were resolved and firm commitments made to address the lingering crisis.

“It is noteworthy that Mr. President’s gesture was more than sufficient to guarantee the commitment of government to address all issues raised at the meeting with Mr. President. At the end of the meeting, the ASUU team promised to convene a meeting of its National Executive Committee to present the resolutions reached and report back by Friday November 8, 2013. It is unfortunate that while travelling to attend the NEC meeting in Kano, we lost a key member and former President of the union, Prof. Festus Iyayi.

“Government sympathizes with the family of the late Iyayi and ASUU.

It is however amazing that three weeks after the meeting with Mr. President, ASUU responded by giving new conditions for suspending the five month old strike. I have never seen anywhere in any country where you sit down with Mr. President. That is the highest level of discussion. If you cannot believe Mr. President then who else will you believe?”

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BREAKING!! ASUU Will Suspend Strike Within 24 Hours (READ)

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said they would suspend strike within 24 hours once the resolutions reached with President Goodluck Jonathan on November 4 were accepted, which ought to be today.

The Union, however, described the statement credited to the Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, that ASUU was making new outrageous demands as "untrue and absolute lie".

ASUU’s position was made known by the National Treasurer, Dr. Ademola Aremu, in an interview with The Nation in Ibadan on Wednesday.

The Union said it asked Jonathan to facilitate the endorsement of resolutions reached with him and signed by high ranking government official preferably the Attorney-General of the Federation but not a Permanent Secretary.

ASUU said their representative of the body, including the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Abdulwahid Omar, would stand as witnesses.

Aremu also said the striking lecturers wanted the N200 billion agreed upon as 2013 revitalisation fund for public universities to be warehoused with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and disbursed to the benefiting universities.

He noted that ASUU appreciated the intervention of the President, but then added that some of the resolutions reached with Jonathan were not included in the letter sent to the Union.

According to him, the supervising Minister of Education forgot to mention that apart from the N30 billion earned allowances released for university staff, the FG was yet to release N100 billion claimed to have been released.

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ASUU Strike Update: ASUU May Suspend Strike Today

There are indications that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria may end its four-month old strike on Saturday, November 16.

About 120 chapters of the union have voted in support of the decision to end the strike at their various congresses held in their institutions.

However, the National Executive of the body has not ratified the decision to end the strike.

A Pro-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Senator Effiong Bob, urged ASUU to end the strike in honour of Late Fetus Iyayi, a former president of the union.

Senator Bob, who was at the residence of the late professor pointed out that Late Iyayi died while trying to resolve the issue.

“ASUU Should call of the strike so that both the union members and students can come and give him the last respect he deserves during his funeral,” he said.

Late Iyayi died on Tuesday, November 12, in an auto crash on his way to Kano for a meeting of the union.

In a meeting with the leadership of the union, President Goodluck Jonathan had agreed to provide 1.1 trillion Naira (about 6.9 billion dollars) in the next five years and the balance of 62 billion Naira (about 390 million dollars) and allowance to each university.

The union had embarked on a nationwide strike on July 1 suspending all academic activities.

- Channels TV 

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ASUU/FG: Meeting Ends In Indecision

The over 12 hours marathon meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ended at about 3.30am on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja without a commitment from the union members.

ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Isa Faggae, told State House correspondent that the delegation was taking back an undisclosed message to their members following which a decision will be taken on the union’s next line of action.

“We have had a lengthy meeting with Mr. President, robbing minds on how best to address the problem of university education in this country. We now have a message from Mr. President that we are going to take to our members and we are expecting that our members will respond appropriately to his message,” he said.

He said since the message was meant for members, he would not divulge it to the press.

When asked whether he will call his members to return to the classroom, he said that decision was left for members to take.

When further asked whether he was impressed by the President’s message, Faggae  warned journalists from putting words into his mouth, insisting that only ASUU members would determine that.

Minister of Labour, Chief Emeka Wogu, who listened to Faggae’s encounter with journalists later said progress was made during the discussion.

He said, “We made progress. The President of ASUU told you that they are going back with a message from the Federal Government back to their members and the message is full of high expectation and hope.”

When asked whether ASUU will call off the strike, the minister said that was why he described the message as full of expectation.

“Our prayer is that they will come back with positive outcome. They might even not come back to meet us. They might take decision there that will meet your expectations ” he said.

He added that the offers made by the government during the meeting were offers that were in line with the 2009 agreement.

He said since the issues that led to the strike bothered on the 2009 agreement, the government did not go beyond that agreement.

The President was joined at the meeting that started at 2.40pm  on Monday by Vice President Namadi Sambo; Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim; Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike; and Wogu among others.

Faggae led the union team which included past presidents such as Prof. Abdulahi Sule-Kano, Prof. Dipo Fashina and Prof. Festus Iyayi.

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Abdulawahid Omar and that of the Trade. Union Congress, Bobboi Kaigama, also attended.

Other members of the delegation were Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, Prof. Victor  Osodeke, Prof. Suleiman Abdul, Dr. Victor Igbum and Mr. Michael Odunmoraye.

-PunchNG

Universities To Open Next Week, With Or Without ASUU - FG

This is the best ASUU Update in a long time! The latest report reaching us is that the Federal Government has assured the Nigerian Students that Admission will resume next week! That is, we have just less than 4 days to go before we say goodbye to ASUU Strike. But the question still remains; we ASUU agreed to call off this strike?

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Read the official report below.Breaking News: Nigeria Universities To Open Next Week, With Or Without ASUU- F.G

President Goodluck Jonathan will on Monday, November 4, meet with the leadership of ASUU at the Presidential Villa.

An official of the Vice President’s office who pleaded anonymity told Scan News that all hands are now on deck to ensure that the Universities resume next week.

The President will at next Monday’s meeting present to the ASUU leadership the administration’s last concession for them to call off the prolonged strike.A source at the Presidential Villa noted that if ASUU fails to call off, the Federal Government will then resort to plan B, which will be to compulsorily open the 

Universities, using the instrumentality of the governing councils and the school managements.

Already, most of the governing councils of the Universities have started meeting to work out modalities for the compulsory re-opening of the Universities should ASUU fail to honour the personal request of President Jonathan.

It was gathered that security report available to the Presidency may have necessitated this line of action to salvage the Universities system from the direction it is facing at present.

So, if the Academic Union of Universities fails to call-off this strike next week, the Federal Government will resort to Plan B! Now i love the sound of “plan B” am still not sure who runs the Nigeria Institutions, the F.G or ASUU? SO all students should get ready to return to School next week.

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The suit, FHC/CS/1360/13, was brought pursuant to Section 46(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution, Order II of the Fundamental Human Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009 and Article 5 of The African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. 10, LFN, 1990.

Onwe is asking the court for a declaration that the indefinite strike leading to the closure of government-owned universities across the country violates the fundamental right to the dignity of person of the affected students guaranteed under Section 34 of the 1999 Constitution.

He is seeking for an order directing the Federal Government and ASUU to resolve their differences and forthwith re-open universities, including an order mandating ASUU to call off their ongoing strike action and resume their job of lecturing in the said universities immediately.

Hearing on the suit, before Justice Ibrahim Buba, is on November 13.

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BREAKING NEWS: Federal Government Agrees To Meet ASUU's Demands (READ)

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, Thursday declared that the Parliament was ready to amend any portion of the nation’s law to grant any request of appropriations from the Executive Arm of Government to accommodate the demands and end the lingering strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

This followed the presentation of the investigative report presented by the House Committee on Education on the floor of the House.

Tambuwal advised the all concerned parties in the strike to reconsider their positions in the interest of the students and the future of education in the country.

The Speaker said that the House would not hesitate to honour any requests from the Executive Arm of government to help meet the demands of the ASUU where necessary.

His Words: “Once again, we call on ASUU and the Federal Government, in this case the Executive Arm of government to please, quickly bring the matter an end. And if there is any need for further appropriations to be made or any law to be amended to meet any of these conditions, the House of Representatives is faithfully ready to expeditious address such requests. Please, we need our students back to their respective schools. I so plead.”

Implement ASUU Agreement Or Face Nationwide Solidarity Protest - NLC Warns FG

President of the NLC, Mr. Abdulwahed Omar

The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress has threatened to call a nationwide industrial action if the Federal Government fails to stop the ongoing strike by university lecturers under the banner of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

The NLC, in a communiqué issued at the end of its National Executive Committee meeting in Kaduna on Wednesday, said it was unfortunate that the government had not taken the expected steps to stop the ongoing strike that has crippled academic activities in public universities across the country.

The President of the NLC, Mr. Abdulwahed Omar, and the Acting General Secretary of the Congress, Mr. Chris Uyot, accused the Federal Government of sponsoring protests against ASUU instead of resolving the lingering crisis.

The union warned that the NLC would not hesitate to call out Nigerian workers to protest across the country if the present situation was not resolved by the Federal Government.

Omar and Uyot also stated that the NLC had taken a decision to intervene in the crisis rocking the university system in order to save Nigerian students from been traumatised by the strike.

ASUU ‘Wants N1.5tr’ To End Strike -Senate

The Senate on Wednesday said that the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) wants N1.5 trillion to end its ongoing strike.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, released the figure in his contribution on a motion urging the striking lecturers to call off their strike.

The motion sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, and 106 others is entitled: “Appeal to Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off the strike action and return to work.”

Chukwumerije, who read the controversial 2009 agreement between the Federal Government and ASUU, said that part of the component of the agreement on funding stipulated that “all regular federal universities shall require the sum of N1.5 trillion for the period 2009 to 2011.

He said that ASUU is insisting that the agreement must be implemented to the latter.

He said the agreement also said that “This money is to be paid in three installments, 2009 – almost N500 billion; 2010 – almost N500 billion and 2011 – almost N506 billion.

Apart from the N1.5 trillion the agreement also stipulated that “each state university shall require N3.6 million” while “a minimum of 26 per cent of the annual budget should be allocated to education.”

According to him, the agreement also said that “education should be put on First Line Charge” while the Education Tax Act should be amended to its original concept as High Education Fund.”

He noted that the agreement said that “Governing Council of Universities should access and effectively utilize from Education Tax Fund funds for research, training and development of academic staff.”

Other components of the agreement included Salary Structure of Academic Staff of Nigerian universities and earned academic staff allowances.

The earned academic staff allowances include: “Post graduate supervision allowances; teaching practice and industrial allowances; honorarium for external moderation of undergraduate and postgraduate examination system, postgraduate study grants; external assessment of readers or professors, call duty and clinical duty and hazard allowance and excess workload allowance.”