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Hopes raised as Nigerian govt, ASUU move to end strike

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ASUU: No concrete agreement with FG after 6 meetings

In a bid to end the ongoing strike in public universities, the Federal Government of Nigeria is expected to stage an emergency meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday.

The emergency meeting with the FG was confirmed by the President of ASUU, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, while speaking with news men on Sunday.

He said, “There is supposed to be a meeting tomorrow evening (Monday). It all depends on the way government approaches it. If they invite us further, we will go. It also depends on what they put on the table. We met them briefly and we agreed to meet on Monday (today).

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“We met with the Minister of Education (Adamu Adamu) on Thursday and it was a short meeting. We have given them our terms. I am not representing myself but those who have given us a clear mandate and we shall abide by the terms.

Reports say issues such as the funding of public universities, earned academic allowances, salary shortfalls and pension matters will be at the front burner of discussions during the meeting.

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