The Federal Government has commenced the payment of minimum wage arrears which it owed Lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and Academic Staff Union of Universities as part of efforts to end the ongoing strikes by the Unions.
The National President of ASUP, Anderson Ezeibe, and the Chairman, ASUU FUTMinna, Gbolahan Bolarin, confirmed this to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja.
Recalled that both Unions are currently on strike following the inability of the government to meet their demands.