ASUU To Call Off Strike As Federal Govt Offers N70bn
The eight (8) months old strike of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may become history as the body has agreed to called off the strike after the Federal Government said it will pay them N70 billion.
Striking lecturers under the umbrella of The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have agreed to resume academic activities.
They accepted to call off the eight-month strike after the Federal Government increased its offer to the union to N70bn.
The decision followed a meeting with the government team led by Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, in Abuja, on Friday.