FG Gives Update on Negotiation With ASUU

The Federal Government has expressed hope that the warning strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU would soon be over.

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who disclosed this during an interview with newsmen on Wednesday, expressed the hope of truncation of the strike at the end of a conciliation meeting between the government and the Union.

Ngige said the meeting agreed on many issues and a timeline was scheduled for the implementation of the agreements.

The Minister disclosed that ASUU officials agreed to return to their members with offers made by the government and revert to him before the week runs out.