Lecturers demonstrating in southeast Nigeria against the cuts in higher education. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (AASU) has been striking in the region since July 2010., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
ASUU strike ends soon, says minister
MONDAY, 12 AUGUST 2013 00:00
FROM KANAYO UMEH, ABUJA
Nigerian Guardian
THE ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is likely to be called off after Tuesday’s meeting between the union and the Federal Government.
Minister of Education, Prof. Ruquyyatu Rufai, expressed the hope in an interview with newsmen shortly after her presentation at the workshop on mid-year implementation report of the four-year educational strategic plan yesterday in Abuja.
The minister stated that government has been doing its best to address the challenges, noting that negotiations have been ongoing since the strike started.
“You know we have been talking. I have been telling you what we have been talking, but quote me correctly because last time I addressed the press, I said we were talking. We are going to continue meeting with ASUU tomorrow and we hope that tomorrow’s meeting will go a long way in resolving the crisis,” she said.
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