FG vs Asuu-yet to meet demand

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Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, is expected to meet the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday (today) as part of efforts aimed at ending the union’s ongoing strike.

This is coming as the National Association of Nigerian Students directed its members to block major federal roads in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory on February 28, 2022 in protest against the ongoing strike.

The spokesman of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, confirmed the proposed meeting to our correspondent on Monday.

“The minister will meet with the ASUU on Tuesday by 1pm. It will be at the ministry’s office,” Akpan said.

ASUU declared a four-week nationwide strike on February 14, 2022, when the Federal Government failed to grant its demands.

Some of the union’s demands which had yet to be met are funding for revitalisation of public universities, earned academic allowances, University Transparency Accountability Solution; promotion arrears, renegotiation of 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement, and the inconsistencies in Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System Payment.

While stating his expectations for the meeting, ASUU chairman, University of Lagos chapter, Dr Dele Ashiru, urged the government to commence the implementation of the 2009 ASUU-FG agreement

By Ekene Obi

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