NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY LECTURERS SUSPEND THREE MONTHS STRIKE

The union boss detailed the agreements the union reached with the federal government, and also listed eight items contained in the agreement signed by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government.

He said, “in addition to the N20 billion for 2018, the sum of N25 billion only would be released in April/May 2019, after which government would resume full implementation of the MoU of 2013,”.

The Minister  had earlier stated that the Government had resolved the eight contentious issues that led to the strike, as well as some of the items have been implemented ,adding that, the union agreed with the Government that N25 billion naira will be released for the revitalization of public universities.

Penpushing further reports that, Ngige said visitation panels have been constituted and will commence work on March 2, just as it is also recalled that, the lecturers have embarked on an indefinite strike on November 4, 2018, following Government’s failure to implement the agreement reached with the union in November 2016.