ASUU Strike: Nigerian govt, university teachers meet
The meeting is part of the steps by the government to resolve issues that led to the ongoing nationwide strike by the lecturers.
An ASUU delegation led by the national president of the union, Biodun Ogunyemi, arrived the Ministry of Labour and Employment at 2:10 p.m. on Thursday. ASUU on Monday asked its members in federal universities across the country to begin two weeks warning strike in response to the government’s decision to stop the February salaries of lecturers who have not registered on the salary payment platform.The union is also protesting poor funding, the proliferation of state universities and non-implementation of previous agreements.
Officials at that meeting include the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Sunny Echono.
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