Students of the Taraba State University, Jalingo, on Monday, blocked some of the major entry points into the city centre, demanding the payment of 10-month salary arrears owed to staff of the university by the Taraba State government.
The protest followed the decision of all the university unions; the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities to boycott the examination scheduled to commence on Monday, January 9.
Our correspondent gathered that the unions had on Monday morning locked examination halls over nonpayment of their entitlements leaving students stranded.
Angered by the developments, the students marched to the Vice Chancellor’s office to register their grievances but met his absence. They proceeded to block the nearby Jalingo-Bali federal highway in protest.
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