The Academic staff Union of Universities are set to embark on a strike action that is indefinite.

So dear Nigeria students are set to face a lengthy stay at home after the body had a meeting in the university Abuja On Friday which resolve to their decision in going on strike.
The union has also instructed all its members[[lecturers] not to conduct lectures In their various Universities.

According to a statement signed by Mr. Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU President, the union tried all means of negotiation before the decision to embark on an indefinite strike action was reached.


The body will today in a press conference reveal all that was discussed and the their decision to embark on an indefinite strike .

Reports also have it that ASUU had earlier tasked its branches to conduct referendum among members on whether or not an indefinite strike should be called.


The position of the local branches on whether to proceed on a strike action was reviewed in the Abuja meeting which ended in the early hours of today, Monday August 14th

The overwhelming position of the local branches was consequently adopted.

Poor funding of universities, part-payment of salaries of lecturers and the kidnap of two lecturers of the University of Maiduguri by the Boko Haram are among major reasons for the strike
action.
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