Latest News On ASUU Strike

The federal government of Nigeria has admitted how worried they are at the distortion in school calendar as a result of the on going strike by the Academic staff union of the universities.

Minister of information, Labara Maku told the state house correspondents at the end of Wednesday’s Federal Executive meeting that government was committed to “SERIOUS NEGOTIATION”.

He also pleaded with the students to bear with the government and show more understanding because great effort is being made to resolve the issue soon.

“The federal government has been far more concerned than you think concerning the strike in the tertiary institutions, because disruption of the school calendar. Government are in serious negotiation with ASUU through the ministry of education”.

“ As at today we know this negotiation are going and it is our expectation that this strike will not get more protracted and that an understanding will be reached soon enough to enable our students return back to school. Government are very worried and concerned”.  

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