Representatives of the federal government, led by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, will today meet with officials of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other relevant stakeholders to iron out issues of interest to all parties.
This follows ASUU’s recent threat to embark on strike after issuing a 21-day notice to the federal government over several unresolved issues.
The notice was issued at the end of ASUU’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which was held at the University of Ibadan, and copies transmitted to the Federal Ministries of Labour and Education.
Some of the issues include emergency revitalisation fund of public universities; payment of outstanding earned academic allowances; and release of withheld salaries, promotion arrears, IPPIS and third-party deductions of members among others.
The last strike embarked upon by ASUU during the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, lasted for over eight months and grounded academic activities across universities in the country.
