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CONUA has consistently said its members are not on strike, insisting that paralysing academic activities on campuses cannot be the best solution to the problem with the university system.
The order by the National Industrial Court asking the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end its current strike and resume classes is the result of a directive given to the court by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige. The Nigerian government had directed the National Industrial Court to order ASUU members to resume work, while the issues in dispute were being addressed by the court. The referral instrument addressed to the Registrar of Industrial Court was dated September 7, 2022, and signed by the labour minister.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities says it will appeal a court ruling which directed the union to call off its nationwide strike.
ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, says forcing lecturers back to school will negatively affect teaching quality.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said any verdict of the Industrial Court that forces lecturers back to school will have a negative