Nigerian Academic Union Agrees to Suspend Strike PremiumTimesng: Nigeria
ASUU's decision was taken at the National Executive Council meeting of the union in Abuja early Friday.A member of ASUU-NEC who was at the meeting told PREMIUM TIMES Friday morning that the suspension of the strike was based on last week's ruling of the Court of Appeal which asked the union to obey an order of the National Industrial Court.
The industrial court had, by granting an injunction sought by the Nigerian government, ordered the lecturers to suspend the strike pending the determination of the substantive suit.A few days after the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, referred the dispute with ASUU to the industrial court, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, began holding talks with the union.
While proceedings continued in the court, the leadership of the House of Representatives facilitated meetings between ASUU and affected Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government. At the meetings, the government made a staunch stance of not adopting the preferred payment platform of the lecturers. Instead, it said the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System will be modified to accommodate the peculiarities of the university and its staff.
The government also included, in the proposed 2023 budget, N170 billion for the revitalisation of tertiary institutions and N300 billion for salaries. It is, however, unclear if those budgetary provisions meet the demands of the lecturers.Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox
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