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The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) has suspended its indefinite strike after one month. The suspension was sequel to a meeting with the Federal Government`s delegation led by the Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige on Monday. ASUU said the suspension would last until the end of October in order to enable the Federal Government to meet the union`s demands. The union directed university lecturers to resume duty from Sept.19. ASUU embarked on an indefinite strike on August 13, following Federal Government’s failure to implement the 2009 agreement with the union. Source:   Nigerian pilot  

Reports say that the striking university lecturers have reached a truce with the federal government and will suspend their industrial action anytime from now The lecturers were represented by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at a marathon meeting with the representatives of the Federal Government. ASUU is expected to convene its National Executive Council (NEC) where a decision will be taken to formally suspend the strike which has crippled universities across the country. They rose from the meeting early on Friday in Abuja after reaching an agreement that was mutually acceptable, including the commencement of payment of salary shortfalls. Dr. Chris Ngige, is reported to have assured ASUU that the government had started paying the arrears of salary. ASUU insisted that the Federal Government must remit N200 billion into the universities’ revitalisation fund before the on-going strike can be suspended. Those who represented ASUU at the negotiation are a former Pr...