The American University of Nigeria, founded by former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has sacked 406 staff in one day. This comes days after Atiku's media outfit sacked 46 staff.
On May 1, Workers' Day, 46 staff of Gotel Communication, a media house owned by Atiku Abubakar, were fired.
Staff of American University of Nigeria, AUN, feared that they would be next and their worst fears became a reality yesterday, May 4, when they received a letter via mail, terminating their employment.
A staff of AUN, who was affected by the sack told reported that they were given no prior notice.
"They said they couldn't generate revenue. Money issues," the affected staff told LIB when asked for the reason the institution gave for the sack.
The source said the sack letter came from the board of directors of the institution after holding several meetings. The letter was signed by the President of AUN, Dawn Dekle.
When asked if the lockdown may need affected revenue generation, thereby resulting in the sack, the source explained that though students were sent home, the lockdown didn't hamper their academics.
"They finished their semester online, they wrote their exam online, they were invigilated using Skype. they're now in their long vacation to resume in August as was common ."
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