The Federal Government through the Minister of Labour and
Employment, Chris Ngige, is set to meet with the Academic Staff Union of
Universities today, Monday, April 11, 2022
The meeting which is scheduled to commence by 5 p.m will
have in attendance representatives of the Federal Government and ASUU.
The Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry
of Labour and Employment, Patience Onuobia, in a notice of meeting sent to
journalists on Monday, said Ngige will chair the meeting himself.
“The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige,
will be meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities today by 5 pm,”
the notice read.
The ongoing industrial action by ASUU
entered its 56th day Today (Monday).
ASUU had on Monday, February 14, 2022, announced a four week
total and comprehensive warning strike following the inability of the union and
the Federal Government to reach common ground on the demands of university
lecturers.
Some of ASUU’s demands include the release of revitalization
funds for universities, renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, release
of earned allowances for university lecturers, and deployment of the UTAS
payment platform for the payment of salaries and allowances of university lecturers.
Following the expiration of the initial four weeks of the
warning strike, the union had gone ahead to declare another eight weeks saying
that it was giving the government more time to attend to its needs.
Details later..
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