ASUU Extends Warning Strike By 2 Months, Federal Government Reacts

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU in Nigeria, has extended its warning strike for another two months.

The decision on the extension of the strike was taken at the union’s National Executive Council meeting held in Abuja.

The union is yet to make further public statement regarding the outcome of the meeting.

Before the scheduled meeting over the weekend, ASUU had revealed via twitter that it would declare possible total, indefinite and ‘suffocating’ strike.

Meanwhile, The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has reacted to the extension of rollover strike by the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, insisting that the Federal Government has met all of the demands of the Union.

Reacting to the declaration of the rollover in an interview with journalists after the commemoration of the 2022 Commonwealth Day, Nwajiuba emphasized that all earned allowances, as well as revitalisation funds, have been released.