On the ongoing industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the governors advised the federal government and the union to resolve their difference to allow students return to schools.
Minister of Labour and Emplyment, Dr Chris Ngige and the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi. (Legit).
They urged both parties to “hasten the implementation of the truce elements in their resolutions so as to allow schools reopen immediately.”
Students of tertiary institutions across the country have been at home for over eight months since their lecturers embarked on an indefinite strike action in March.
But during its last meeting with representatives of the federal government led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, in Abuja, on Friday, November 27, 2020, the union agreed to end the ongoing industrial action after meeting with its organs.
