Breaking News: ASUU strike may end as NEC meets in Abuja

There is presently an ongoing meeting amongst members of the National Executive Council of Academic Staff Union of Universities in Abuja,

A member of the NEC revealed that the strike may be extended with the submissions given so far at the meeting.

“We are still meeting. But from the reports given so far, we have no reason to suspend the strike. The Federal Government is not serious,” the NEC meeting said.

The lecturers had made some demands which the government has failed to meet up to, hence the reason for the ASUU strike action since February 14, 2022.

The lecturers asked the government to implement the Memorandum of Action signed in December 2020 on funding for the revitalisation of public universities.

Other demands are Earned Academic Allowances, renegotiation of the 2009 agreement and the deployment of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution among others.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, had on Friday stated that the Federal Government and ASUU would resume negotiation this week.

Watch this space for details later…