The meeting between the Federal Government and the
leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has been
adjourned till Thursday (February 7, 2019).
Today’smeeting
makes it the 9th time the striking lecturers are meeting with
theMinister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige to resolve the
industrial actionwhich has lingered for almost three months.
Thelecturers
proceeded on strike on November 4, 2018, in protest of what
theydescribed as poor welfare, university revitalization among other
demands.
Speaking tojournalists at the end of the meeting, the
labour minister as well as the ASUU Presidentnoted that they are making
progress.
Bothparties, however, refused to give any specific details, stating that the press will be briefed after next Thursday’smeeting