The Federal Government has appealed to the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, (SSANU) to suspend its ongoing strike, which entered the fifth day on Friday.
The government made the appeal after a meeting with members of the Joint Action Committee of NASU) and SSANU) on Thursday at the Federal Ministry of Education.
Recall Administrative work in Federal Universities across the country were on Monday shut by SSANU and NASU following an indefinite strike by the two unions to protest failure of the government to pay them four months of their salaries that were withheld during the 2022 strike by university workers.
Addressing Journalists after the meeting in Abuja on Thursday, the former Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, who was mandated by the new Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa to chair the meeting, explained that efforts were ongoing to resolve the issues raised by the unions.
He said the government was taking a holistic approach to the matter and discussions have reached an advanced stage to meet their demands.
Dr. Sununu gave assurances that the government was committed to a stable educational system and finding a lasting solution to the lingering crisis.
