ASUU strike continues as lecturers' meeting with FG ended without a resolution

 The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) was in a meeting with the  federal government on Wednesday which has ended without a resolution. Both parties have been holding meetings to resolve the issues that led to the ASUU strike.

Chris Ngige, the labour minister, while speaking at the end of the meeting, said the government cannot pay the N110 billion ASUU is demanding for the revitalization of universities. "The government offered ASUU N20 billion as a sign of good faith based on the MOU they entered into in 2013 as a result of the renegotiation they had with the government in 2009, government is still committed to the revitalization of public universities, while we are giving them offers of some fund, this government is not against revitalization but this government says that because of dire economic situation, following COVID-19, we cannot really pay the N110 billion which they are demanding for revitalization,” he said.

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