The Federal Government today met with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Convened by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, the meeting took place today, following recent threats from university lecturers to strike over alleged unmet demands by the Federal Government.
Originally scheduled for Monday, the meeting was postponed and is focused on preventing another nationwide strike and enhancing security measures across universities.
Attendees includes ASUU representatives led by President Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, past ASUU presidents led by immediate past president Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, and senior staff from the Federal Ministry of Education.
Prof. Mamman emphasised the Federal Government’s commitment to improving security within the education system and ensuring that students remain on campus. The meeting has now transitioned into a closed-door session Last week, university lecturers threatened a nationwide strike over the Federal Government’s alleged failure to honour the 2009 renegotiated agreement.
This threat was part of the resolutions from ASUU’s national executive council meeting held at the University of Ibadan the previous weekend ASUU’s demands includes improvements in welfare, increased funding for universities, and measures to address the proliferation of universities across the country.
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