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ASUU strike will end soon - Nigerian govt | READ DETAILS

chuks oti

Sep 30, 2020

The federal government has assured that the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would soon end.

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Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, spoke on Channels Television's Politics Today.

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He disclosed that the Ministries of Finance, Education, Labour and Employment and the Office of the Accountant General will meet with the union.

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"The issue of ASUU will soon come to an end. Two reasons - ASUU have called the Federal Government represented by Finance and the Accountant-General Office and their direct employers, the Ministry of Education to come for the testÔÇØ, Ngige said.

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The nationwide industrial action started in March.

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ASUU top officials have repeatedly stated that the strike is still in force.

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The body wants implementation of the 2012 agreement.

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ASUU is also against government's insistence that all lecturers must enrol on the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS).

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