The Federal Government has denied claims of signing agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Naijaonpoint reports that the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, while addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, clarified that the documents being referenced were merely proposals.

According to him, both the 2009 and 2011 documents often cited by ASUU as binding agreements were never signed, but only proposals presented during negotiations.

He remarked, “The documents ASUU has been referring to as agreements were just proposals that were never signed.”

Alausa also dismissed reports of scheduling a meeting with ASUU and the Minister of Labour and Employment, stressing that they are inaccurate.

He added that the administration of President Bola Tinubu was, however, committed to resolving lingering issues with the university lecturers’ union.

Meanwhile, the President of ASUU, Prof. Chris Piwuna, has accused the Federal Government of refusing to implement agreements reached with the union despite several rounds of dialogue.

Piwuna, who spoke on Wednesday during an interview with Daily Trust, said ASUU has always prioritised dialogue but lamented that none of the negotiated items had been enforced.

The ASUU leader stressed that the union had consistently shown good faith by attending every meeting convened by government officials.