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Daily Trust had reported that the union was set to suspend its strike following payment of two-months’ salary arrears – a development some lecturers at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and University of Ibadan (UI) confirmed to our correspondent during separate telephone interviews. Government would disappoint those planning to protest The minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who led the government delegation explained during Tuesday’s meeting that those planning to protest in January after Yuletide against the strike would be dissapointed. The ...

  The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said that the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet again in February to review the developments in the issues regarding the months-long industrial action. He made this known on Wednesday on Channels TV’s Politics Today when asked what will happen if the ASUU decides to embark on another strike, should the government fail to keep to its own end of the bargain. “I will make sure the government does its own bit,” he assured, adding that the agreement has been structured in such a way that...

Share THE leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its more than nine-month-old indefinite strike conditionally effective from Thursday, 24th December, 2020 to pave way for resumption of academic activities in public universities. ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, announced the suspension of the strike at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, following resolution of the emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of ASUU held at ASUU Secretariat from Tuesday night to early Wednesday morning. ASUU had embarked on the indefinite strike on Ma...

ASUU suspends nine-month strike Kayode Oyero The Academic Staff Union of University, on Wednesday, suspended its strike, ending the industrial action that started since March 2020. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi, made the announcement during a briefing of the union in Abuja. He said the suspension of the strike takes effect from Thursday, December 24th, 2020. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, assured Nigerians that the prolonged strike by the varsity lecturers would be called off before January 15. Ogunyemi also said ...

National president of the union, Biodun Ogunyemi, made the announcement on Wednesday at a briefing in Abuja. He said the development followed the agreement reached with the Federal Government and a meeting with its National Executive Council (NEC). But he said the strike would be back on if the government fails to stick to the agreement. Ogunyemi said the suspension of the strike takes effect from Thursday, December 24. The union sympathised with students for the harm caused during the strike action which began in March 2020. It has warned that it would strike again without notice, if the...