ASUU STRIKE UPDATE: STRIKE IS OVER!!!

Five months old strike comes to an end. The Academic Staff Union of Universities has agreed to call off its six- month-old strike.The followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government on Wednesday. The agreement, signed at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday evening, is a new pact between the varsity lecturers and the Federal Government.The Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, and the Chairman of ASUU, Dr. Nasir Fagge, confirmed the development to newsmen atthe Presidential Villa. Fagge, however, said the leadership of the union still needs to confer with the National Executive Committee before announcing a resumption date. ASUU NEC meeting takes pace in Friday. Source: NTA News