Just In:ASUU/FG Meeting Deadlocked, Lecturers Stage Walk-Out

The meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government ended in a deadlock,Tuesday, 16th August The Federal Government’s team,headed by Prof.Nimi Briggs met with the representatives of ASUU at the headquarters of the National Universities Commission.There was no new offer on the table, they simply begged us to call off the strike”A top ASUU official was quoted to have said.Another source said, “The lecturers left angrily, though we cannot really ascertain what was discussed with them as you can see, we were not invited, but the proposal presented was rejected”, a top ministry official also confirmed.The spokesperson for the ministry of education, Ben Goong told newsmen that the Minister of Education would brief the press on Thursday,17th August,The ASUU president,Professor Emmanuel Osodeke on tuesday in an interview said, ‘‘It wasn’t good,” referring to the meeting.“We didn’t sign anything; they did not come with anything good. I can’t go into details. We will talk to our members first before we talk to the press. We represent our members.’’ASUU had embarked on a strike on Monday, February 14,2022 following the failure of the government to meet some of the lingering demands of the union.