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ASUU Strike: NUC meets education minister, VCs September 6

The meeting is to deliberate on solutions to the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

• August 30, 2022
NUC Building
National Universities Commission (NUC)

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has scheduled a meeting between the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of federal universities for September 6.

Announcing the meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, NUC Executive Secretary, Abubakar Rasheed, said the objective was to find a solution to the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Signed by NUC’s Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration, Chris Maiyaki, and made available to journalists in Abuja, the statement said the pro-chancellors and their vice-chancellors are expected to meet with Mr Adamu to deliberate.

The meeting, according to the executive secretary, will hold at the commission’s headquarters in the nation’s capital Abuja.

The invitation letter is entitled: “Industrial actions by university-based unions: Invitation to a special interactive meeting with the Honourable Minister of Education”.

It read; “As the pro-chancellors and the chairmen of councils and the vice-chancellors are quite aware, the industrial action by university-based unions has led to the closure of the institutions since February 14.

“You are also aware that the non-teaching unions have suspended their industrial actions with effect from Aug. 24, while a final decision is being awaited from the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

“It has become necessary for the governing councils and the management of the universities to be briefed on the decisions and actions taken by the Federal Government so far.

“This is to allow for a well-coordinated review of the situation, including building consensus around succeeding actions.”

ASUU on August 29, resolved to embark on a comprehensive and indefinite strike at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja.

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