The Academic Staff Union of universities, ASUU has suspended its 8-month old strike, with effect from 12.01 on Friday, October 14, directing all members to resume work from where they stopped in February 14, 2022.
In a release signed by the president of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, the union regrets that the issues which led to the strike are yet to be satisfactory addressed.
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Some demands of ASUU include: funding of public universities, earned academic allowance, proliferation of public universities, visitation panels/release of white papers, University transperancy and Accountability Solution, UTAS as broad-spectrum software to stop illegality and provide for an alternative payment platform in the university system and the renegotiation of 2009 agreement.
ASUU notes that it reached a resolution to suspend the actions, as a law abiding union and in deference to appeals by President Muhammadu Buhari as well as efforts by the Speaker House of representstives, Femi Gbajiabiamila and other well-meaning Nigerians.
Editor : Ena Agbanoma
