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Fed Govt to meet ASUU Tuesday over strike

The Federal Government has said it will meet today with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) over the one-month warning strike embarked by its members.

The Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. Charles Akpan, announced this in a statement yesterday in Abuja.

Akpan said Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige will meet with the executives of the union and other relevant government agencies.

“The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday (today) by 1 p.m at the minister’s conference room,” the statement said.

The striking lecturers had embarked on a four-week roll-over total and comprehensive strike on February 14, to press home their demands.

Also, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to block Federal roads nationwide over the ongoing ASUU strike.

NANS National President Sunday Asefon announced this in a statement yesterday in Abuja.

Asefon said the decision to block major Federal roads was taken at the association’s congress in Sokoto.

He said the congress resolved to mobilse students to block major Federal roads across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on February 28, if ASUU and the government failed to reach a compromise.

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