Asuu/FG reaches agreement to suspend strike

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities , after a 14 - hour meeting which ended on Friday morning , issued a communique , giving the union a one-week ultimatum to get back to the government on the strike action.
The Minister of Labour and Employment , Chris Ngige , who highlighted the communique to journalists by 3 .30 am on Friday , said the government had pledged itself to the contentious issues raised by the union .
Ngige said , “To remind you, some of them are the funding of universities , earned academic allowances , staff schools , salary shortfalls , the issue of the Treasury Single Account among others . Most of these issues stem from the 2009 agreement and the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding that the government had with ASUU .
“Government is a continuum . Most of these issues did not crop up during the Buhari administration . We inherited them . Based on our conclusions , the ASUU will consult with its members and revert to the government within one week . We expect them within one week . The meeting was very cordial .”
The ASUU president , Prof Biodun Ogunyemi , promised the executives would consult with their members and communicate their decision within the ultimatum .

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