ASUU Strike May Be Called Off Next Week

The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU may
call off the lingering strike action across public
universities in the country, as the Vice-President,

Namadi Sambo met with the leadership of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities, in Abuja on
Thursday. The meeting which was held behind closed doors
had in attendance the supervising Minister of
Education, Nyesom Wike and the Executive
Secretary of National Universities Commission, Prof.
Julius Okojie.

The union was led by its National President, Dr. Nasir Faggae, and two former Presidents of ASUU;
Dr. Dipo Fasina and Dr. Abdullahi Sule-Kano.
Others at the meeting were the Vice-Chancellors of
Bayero University Kano, Prof. Abdulrasheed
Abubakar; Prof. Isaac Adewole of the University of
Ibadan; and Prof. Muhammed Hamisu of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.

It was however uncertain if yesterday?s discussion
was fruitful as the two parties did not disclose the
outcome of the meeting which lasted for two hours
to journalists.

Fagge, however, told State House Correspondents that the union would make its position known after
the National Executive Council meeting.
Wike assured Nigerians that students would soon
return to school as government was ready to make
sure all the contending issues were resolved as
soon as possible. According to sources this was because the Federal

Government had agreed to inject fund to revitalize
the university system.
?The meeting went well, the vice-president made
some new offers that were different from what was
on ground before. For instance, the Federal Government had agreed to start the injection of
revitalisation fund into the university system
starting with N100bn this year and N150bn in
2014 and this will continue until the university system is solid enough to stand.

In what seems to be a ray of Hope of appeared over the on going strike embarked by the public
universities? lecturers as the Vice-President, Namadi
Sambo met with the leadership of the Academic
Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in Abuja on Thursday.

The meeting which was held behind closed doors had in attendance the supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike and the Executive
Secretary of National Universities Commission, Prof.
Julius Okojie.

The union was led by its National President, Dr.
Nasir Faggae, and two former Presidents of ASUU; Dr. Dipo Fasina and Dr. Abdullahi Sule-Kano.
Others at the meeting were the Vice-Chancellors of
Bayero University Kano, Prof. Abdulrasheed
Abubakar; Prof. Isaac Adewole of the University of
Ibadan; and Prof. Muhammed Hamisu of the

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. It was however uncertain if yesterday?s discussion
was fruitful as the two parties did not disclose the
outcome of the meeting which lasted for two hours
to journalists.

Fagge, however, told State House Correspondents
that the union would make its position known after the National Executive Council meeting.
Wike assured Nigerians that students would soon
return to school as government was ready to make
sure all the contending issues were resolved as
soon as possible.

According to sources this was because the Federal Government had agreed to inject fund to revitalize
the university system.

The meeting went well, the vice-president made
some new offers that were different from what was'on ground before. For instance, the Federal
Government had agreed to start the injection of revitalisation fund into the university system
starting with N100bn this year and N150bn in
2014 and this will continue until the university
system is solid enough to stand.