NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION rae Reco LAs a ati nanoy nous 70 ALL ViCe-cHANCELLO: 5 NIGENIAY EXPATRIATE STAFF SUPPLEMENTATION Sou=uE (NESS) tthe Federal Miiitary Government has recently approved s Wigerisa tipatriate ster? Supplementation Schone (NESS) to Megrian SrPlcaiiy to the Universities: This followed SPY roe tfons ty the National, Universities Comission to BeeeeaSeAt te tac mood to rocmust nore expecriete. staff from cevermment Of the world in the face of the present University oreasion ag yell os to offase the sefocts of the recent SREIEISN SE Vast aielin Sapstriate’cuppionontation Scheme (2565). Xe will be recelied that Nigeria nad, over the last four years Sf Soy boon paying entirely Tor the 2553, a scheme founded, hale’ che UeeNiectia Technical Co-operation Agrecment (TCA) BeeTpenaced by’ the Aritish Minisery for Overseas Development. Shen the rates the British agenoy vas quoting became Increasingly prohibitive, both sidoe mtually agreed to renove ies trom the WA ang this sas done and made effective from the Dist of Haren, 1979. EERBOrIVe DATE ap FUNDING ‘the ney schene, visich takes tunodtate through the National, Universities Comission’ by. iscurrent Grants. Shnual budget OMilow fer ine teen of ovrpetrnss for operating the Schess have been drawn up by Son ahd approved by Governments, These guidelines: ‘up after extensive consultations vith relevant 'P including sercign sissionsy overseas Universities Sne University agencies = and took dato engune catsting’ 2.BLIGIONLETY 02 SUPPLEMENTATION Recommendation for designation of supplomentess will now be nade by the Universities, subject. to the Guidelines, [Bnd approved by the MUG. ‘This de a considerable inprovencnt Svor the provisus arrangement whereby, British Gupplonentees wore, for example, designated by the British Obit on the Sopioe! ok the Tnchectniverotty Souncst.” Ths new arrangement Eupphenentation Senone, It willbe confined to staff who are recruited on full time regular contract appoininent Sn'ehe Univereition. 1.1 Country of Hecrus tment Supplenentation will be confined to staff yo are recrusted fron ventern Europ: and North America and to other aroae iets thee Ge seperation ie! conrinoea so) be Meher Shlain sn Nigeria will noe be conesserst. for nuppinmentation Gn aay_ eases, supplomentess mice neve ho close connection Wit Niguria’theough’biresy upbringing, Famixy ties or normal 1 .2.Discipline ALL staff vho belong to digckplines which are areas of scarcity or Considered £0 be of great importance to national Schedules of recognised disciplines under the BESS and USAID Siiisiee witt be used, Staff in disciplines outside the Schedules witl be eligible if the University concerned make 1,9.Sentoriey of etaee ‘Supplementation will be Limited to staff of the Lovel of Sentor Lecturer (or equivalent) and above. In certain fields Pham. and Vororinaty Medicine, Engineering and Technology, Mesvpones polow Senior Leotursr's Lovel might. be e1Ligibie sab Shakvisual werite because of the even grater scarcity Sh these fields. 2, LEVELS OF sUPPLEeWTATION Ehorewer Senor souress ere available, no supple wit be paid for by Nigeria. grour of Seintnintesy the HC took inte account the Levels Fear oh eeElon and fringo benefits sbeaining in Nigeria including Srna EE taastions contract addicion (15 por cent for Specialised diseipiinos), gratuity (15 per cent), Leave Bigancesy chesp housing, cheap wedical care and similar Jerquisites. Account was also eaken of the Levels of pay Pert ASge’commerios and of the cost of Living index at home, Finaliy, personal. comitments of Stat auch oe she effects seeiicttltttre the etflcor's earning capacity af Dose vould REGS SA"EST make’ supplementation figures probivitively Dighy Forisage has boon placed on market forces. considering ali the /3--3- Britian and Western Barope oy 3-500 ~ 500 United States of America. se 44500 - 6,500 se+ 4500 = 6,500 Other areas with confirmed higher Fommoration sre ss 34500 ~ 4,500 evant, e000 OF Living allovancer chilgron's sehoo! fear fey Some and children’s holiday pasesges, Te is also intended. cleaver Glfteronce in stipend ‘pensions contribution at Home ‘Te exact figure 1s left to the University to dectde scoonding to the seniority of staff, thelr aesdey ana Gecording to whether stafk are single or married’ “Gpou Gisaband’and vife) wall each recelte:supplonentadion’ on their cum merits but Universities should note thar the supplementation Ee"sREadca’ es, chyor contain’ {tans so) smmerated avovey which 3. MODE OP PaYMesr those thet need the money at homey and in order te svoid Sifferential pay cheques to two expatriate menbers of staf? Sf equal sentority, the supplement will be pala directly nee the employee's bank aeecunt in'his home countrys, This nas peen the practice with other supplesentation, schiom ‘The MUG vill, therefore, apply for &Yulk foreign exchange Approval from the Pederal Miniatry of Finance for thie purpose. Other rewineration of expatriate staff will, of Courscy continue to be subject to the foreign exchange Lave of the’ country. ‘ne procedure for supplementation vill be thus! = University recruits its staff; doteraines whether or not he or ahs should receive supplementation and fixes the Level Of the supplementation, ill in Keeping with the guidelines Set ‘oue in thir esreular. The University thon forearde the ane to the NUC together with all the erwential SLALIS" Ce (Plpticatefy"Ineauaine diectptinay eradey Gmeagdrens of the balk at home into which the money atould be paid. ‘Ihe University should aise immediately notify the MUcTét, ror any reason, the member cf staff coares to be sligible for supplementation, Once the NUO spproves, the Supplement vill be. paid by the Commission regularly on a quarterly basis, in arrears, into the designated bank account. ‘me original of the details form from the University iia bo returned to. the Vies-Chanceilor, one copy will be Kept in the Seeretsrint and the third sone to the appropriate Director of the ligerian Universities OfFics, 4, STAEP STILL ow 7Hp ness ‘Tose British monders of staff still receiving tho ESS snaii, we have been told, continue to receive thie from the Beitiin’Government neil the sapsration of their current contracts. Jae Actor that, if their respective Universities wish to rotate Arter that; if tMGLS Toa'be avitehed on to the NESS, thereby Rhode service, eeyall the conditions of the NESS including ssoefatinentdon ages an 2begevanss tw the Univesity 5. MOYER OF MUPPLEMENTESS ‘ere is considerable inter-University variation in ‘tne nnRES AE Shdtne need for oxpaerinte staff, Te iss the nunbor of and, Uidered appropriate £0 arbitrarily share tnerefores Jiseie supplementation fund cr the number of cue the ered pests among the. institutions, | Seoiden, there Se other Section of che financial Vorden that the As only 0 fraction iit nave to bear wien reapect to, # University ittshision will, for the time being, approve ta tE the Comms aes trom the Universizies 20 long as the names SLL nanes fore reria, sinted in the guidelines, The opyey ‘avenough the new supplementation scheme should assist, the Algnough (me Bev gerutting expacriate staff, St is quite Unbver sities TeTcould give Fie te probiens within, the Daiversitices in {hon now the wew schone is pereotved and much Wart “Ragerdaris not about to embark upon a Large operated. | MEST" ¢6° some expatriate staff for the privilege rich nation ores over ctierss, ve are not in the position gf game Somes tS sargosse to anyone cve if St was a) Seine ae re to dos, he Schone nas boon worked out 0 rational P26 [and tuman problems facing our Universities ig thee eerecaiiey, recruited because our own Buman senchers of SOIL inadequate. Levels of Femmeration and resources are #tftt oe unitere the world cver and st vould be See Ee ae to recognise this, For example, since the warealictis 00% Sf the BESS it Das proved aimos? impossible Guacontinust ion of gritish academies into our Universitioss ke FggEatt sensor rey intended to replace a. scheme for which Tee ee oh paying, albeit in @ concealed manner. Universitics are not obliged to recruit from the countries Vatvorsitice Ciowentation scheme vill apply nor are they wore She upP or aupploment te any cenber of staff recruited pees eter “Tngoed, we should ail try to see $f vo from su ore thout supplementation and uso the sUrPl can ETI ofvine inposeibie situations. Most import onty, in getettp cur postgraduate teaching oven faster. Nigeria will continue to need the assistance of a12 well Nigeria viUlndiy nations in cur efforts to develop our meaning friendly Janer Learning. Efferte wali, therofores snstitutions of ae to convince auch nations to establish continue so USntand Scher anticing schemes for their app ee eeeng out to Nigeria. For examples tho USAID pationeds efen' Schone wid continue. Cor wkrican nat tosh SaePacgoeintdome by the appyaprante gene of Covermmans ills solewith the United States, Canada, the Puropoan Zoonomie Eomountty and sther authorities, on supplementation. Conoparative efforts will aso be pursued with countries Like Potandy the Sovist Union ana thors whieh, in deep Consideration for our needs, send their nationals here ‘The new Scheme should, therefore, be sen as an interim ure fo mest « aarricut situation. We Look forvand to receiving your comments, 4f any, and Sccbsding tothe laid doa guidelines ané in the spirit Yours sincersiy,