ASUU Suspends 2-Week Warning Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended the two-week warning strike it declared last week across all public universities in the country.

The strike, which was set to expire next Monday, was suspended following renewed commitments from the Federal Government and the National Assembly to address the union’s demands.

President of ASUU, Chris Piwuna, who read a prepared speech before newsmen, explained that the development followed intervention by the Senate and some other well-meaning Nigerians.

However, he sad the National Executive Council of the Union resolved to give the government a one-month window to address all contending areas.

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However, the lecturers urged the government to take advantage of the one-month suspension window to meet their demands, which include the review of the 2009 ASUU-Federal Government agreement, payment of outstanding salaries and earned allowances, and disbursement of the university revitalisation fund, among others.

ASUU also warned that the union would resume the industrial action without prior notice if no concrete steps are taken within the next one month.