WATCH THE VIDEO HERE THE meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), originally scheduled for today, has been postponed. ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, confirmed that the meeting will no longer take place, as announced by the Minister of Education on Friday. No reason was provided for ...ponement, but the meeting is now expected to hold on Wednesday, August 28. Last week, ASUU, representing public university lecturers, threatened a nationwide strike, citing the Federal Government’s failure to honor the 2009 renegotiated agreement. This notice was one of the resolutions from the union’s national executive council meeting held at the University of Ibadan the previous weekend. ASUU’s demands include improved welfare, better funding for universities, and a halt to the proliferation of universities across the country. The meeting was intended to avert another ASUU strike.
FG’s meeting with varsity lecturers over planned strike postponed
