ASUU Strike: Negotiations continue Monday

A common ground is yet to be reached between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government as negotiations towards calling off the ongoing ASUU strike action will continue on Monday.

The Chairman of the Universities Needs Implementation Committee and Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam made this known to newsmen in Abuja ON Tuesday  after a three-hour meeting between ASUU and the government team.According to him, the grey areas would soon be resolved going by the progress made so far. He said

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Okonjo-Iweala: Govt can’t pay N92b ASUU wages request

THERE seems to be no way out of the teachers’ strike that has crippled the universities.The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is pushing for, among others, better pay, but Finance Minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iwela said yesterday that the Federal Government has no resources to meet the union’s demands.The strike is five weeks old. Mrs Okonjo-Iwela said the lecturers were asking for N92 billion in extra allowances, but maintained that the government has no such cash. Read More