ASUU strike: Govt, ASUU resume talks next Monday

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Jan 3, 2019 9:17 AM

ASUU’s National President Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi has said the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are to resume talks on the lingering varsity teachers’ strike next Monday.

He, however, said that the union has not been briefed on the alleged payment of ₦15.89 billion to universities by the government, two months after it embarked on strike .

Speaking in Lagos while reacting to reports that the Federal Government had on the eve of the New Year, released ₦15.89 billion to universities, Prof. Ogunyemi said “Well, someone actually drew my attention to that newspaper report. I have not received any formal letter from Federal Government, conveying such information to us.

ASUU member had, on November 4, 2018, embarked on what they had described as ‘comprehensive, total and indefinite nationwide strike’ protesting against alleged non-implementation of agreements they entered into with the Federal Government in 2013 and 2017.