ASUU And Nigerian Government End Meeting In Abuja Reportedly With Solution In Sight

On Tuesday night in Abuja, the meeting between leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, ended.Reports state that the meeting which held on Tuesday at the Minister’s Conference Room, Ministry of Labour, Abuja, took significant steps toward the resolution of the issues raised by ASUU. According to Samuel Olowookere the Deputy Director, Ministry of Labour, the meeting agreed on the forensic audit of N30 billion earlier given to the ASUU in 2010. He said that the meeting further agreed on monthly remittances to ASUU, while the audit lasts. The minister assured members of ASUU and citizens of Nigeria that government is already at work to resolve all outstanding issues in line with the present administration’s commitment to prevent disruption of academic calendar in universities. ASUU had on Monday declared indefinite strike to protest non-implementation of agreement between the union and the federal government.NEWS/UPDATES