Nigeria: ASUU Strike - Vocational Centres to the Rescue

20 October 2013

The lingering ASUU strike has been a horrible experience for some students but some have also used the opportunity to learn a trade and make some money for themselves as they await the federal government and lecturers to reach a compromise.

As the ASUU strike bites harder, Oche Aladi Mercy, an undergraduate of Biological Sciences from the Benue State University, Makurdi, has taken to hair making and has gathered a fortune of about N30,000 (Thirty thousand Naira) from it. The 100 level student said that the ASUU strike was lingering and she had to keep herself busy since an idle mind is the devil's workshop.

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