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| ASUU and Nigerian government negotiation meeting |
Nigerian government officials are about to begin a meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Abuja .
The meeting is part of the steps by the government to resolve
issues involved in the ongoing nationwide strike by the lecturers.
An ASUU delegation led by the national president of the union,
Biodun Ogunyemi, arrived the Ministry of Labour and Employment at 2:10 p.m. on
Thursday.
The union went on strike November 4 over non-implementation of
agreement and funding of public universities. The strike has lingered for 11
days.
Meanwhile, an official of the labour ministry said the minister
of labour, Chris Ngige, was holding a brief closed-door meeting with members of
the federal government delegation which include the Accountant-General of the
Federation, Ahmed Idris; and the permanent secretary of the Ministry of
Education, Sunny Echono, before the minister will join officials of ASUU in the
conference room.
The meeting was yet to begin as at 2:33 p.m. – PREMIUM TIMES
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