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 The Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Thursday, kept mum on the outcome of a closed-door meeting called to resolve the lingering strike which had grounded academic activities in the universities. The five-hour meeting, which started about 5:13 pm, and ended around 10 p.m, was re-convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, after it was earlier postponed twice. After the parley, the government team and ASUU did not release any statement on the agreements reached during the closed-door session. The government had during the November 27 meeting with the union pledged N40 billion as the Earned Allowance and N30bn for the revitalization of the university system bringing the total payment to N70 billion It also promised to pay the arrears of salaries to the lecturers. The union in turn pledged to present the offer to its organs and get back to the government on their decision Shortly after, the ASUU President, Prof A...

 The representatives of federal government and leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are currently in a marathon closed-door over ongoing strike that had grounded academic activities in universities. The meeting, which started at about 5:13pm was re-convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, after it had earlier been postponed twice and later cancelled. ASUU had earlier expressed its displeasure over statement credited to the Minister, noting that the government had handled the nine-month-old strike poorly. It would be recalled that the government had during November 27 meeting with the union, pledged to pay N40 billion as the Earned Allowance and N30bn for the revitalization of the university system bringing the total payment to N70 billion

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said, on Thursday, that the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities would soon resolve their ongoing crisis. Fayemi, who said he had the opportunity to be part of negotiations between government and ASUU in his capacity as NGF chairman, said that in view of the successes recorded so far, “We are nearer to the resolution of the of the crisis than people think”. The governor, who spoke during the 24th Convocation Ceremony of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, where 11,437 bagged various degrees, appealed to labour leaders in the institution to always embrace peace and give room for dialogue in resolving many of the issues that might come short of their expectations. He advised Nigerian graduates to develop capabilities to generate uncommon innovation and ideas, describing it as the best catalysts to success in a 21st-century economy Fayemi said, “This is a period when academic curricul...

 The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, has released the statement below saying the Federal government had met all demands that triggered the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He therefore urged the university teacher to be patriotic and call off the strike, saying the facts on ground do no longer support the union’s industrial action READ THE FULL STATEMENT BELOW. PRESS RELEASE FACTS SPEAK AGAINST ASUU’S CONTINUED STRIKE – FG Sen. Chris Ngige Media Office has dismissed as baseless and dishonest, the statement by the University of Jos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) led by one Dr. Maigoro, that the Hon. Minister for Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige is responsible for the prolonged nationwide strike by the Union. In a statement in Abuja, the office said “ it is rather ASUU which has bluntly refused to reciprocate the Federal Government offers by refusing to either teach, conduct researches or engage in o...