After serious deliberations that dragged into the early hours of Monday, the National Executive Council, NEC, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has voted to embark on one-month warning strike to press home its demands from the government.

Asuu Begins One Month Warning Strike

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A source at the meeting held in Lagos told Nigerianews in confidence that the strike is to allow the Federal Government do the needful failure to which the union would go on an indefinite strike

We just want to give the government a long rope hoping that it would see the need to avoid a total paralysis of academic activities in the nation’s universities. We are parents too and have our children in the system but we cannot watch and allow the total collapse of education in the country

“Our agitation is in the interest of all and if the system is made better, we will all enjoy it. Prominent personalities in the country have waded into the matter but the government seems recalcitrant. Our National President would explain more when he briefs the press later today,” he said.

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ASUU DEMANDS:

UTAS SYSTEM implementation and not IPPIS

Payment of 13years accumulated debt of N880B.

TetFund capitalization increment in other to get all abandon project working again.

Working conditions of ASUU members must be met.