The Federal Government and the Academic
Staff Union of Universities have reached an
agreement to end the over five month old
strike by ASUU. The lecturer’s association
has however said that its members may return
to work next week.
The Supervising Minister of Education, Mr.
Nyesom Wike told journalists at a meeting with
the leadership of ASUU, President of the Nigeria
Labour Congress, Executive Secretary of the
Nigerian Universities Commission and five vice-
chancellors of universities that all contending
issues between the parties have been resolved.
The parties signed a document to seal the
agreement which spells great hope that the over
five-month old strike may be called off within one
week, although the president of ASUU, Professor
Nasir Faggae declined to say what was contained
in the document.
ASUU’s demands include the upward review of
the retirement age for professors from 65 to 70;
adequate funding to revitalise the university
system; progressive increase of budgetary
allocations to the education sector by 26 per cent;
transfer of federal government property to
universities; setting up of research and
development units by companies; payment of
earned allowances; and renegotiation of the signed
agreement.
The agreement between the two is reached barely
24 hours after the Special Assistant on Public
Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe presented a proof of
payment of N200 billion into an account with the
Central Bank of Nigeria.
The strike began on July 1st 2013 and lasted for
over five months before this resolution was
reached.

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somedays, I know this two poles will agree to allow us resume.
I do hope they do not resolve till January though

.Whao, cnt imagine i wil be 2nd to comment...stil neva belif u peeps until i c myself inside sku,

See u soon in front page

Am still in doubt. The only headline I wana c is "ASUU finally calls off strike". Till den, am nt believing this.

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