Nigeria, July 15 -- Activities were grounded at the University of Ibadan on Monday as the non-academic staff began a five-day protest.

The workers under the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union are dissatisfied with the disbursement of N30 billion handed federal universities for payment of workers' earned allowances.

They said the disbursement unduly favoured their colleagues in the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU).

The protesting workers also accused the Federal Government of refusing to obey court judgment on payment of salaries to workers of university staff schools.

The unions had last week announced plans for the protest, which they said would also serve as warning...