The court gave ASUU seven days within which to file the appeal following the obedience of the ruling of the lower court.
ASUU filed an application at the Court of Appeal, seeking leave of court to file an appeal against the lower court’s ruling.
The presiding judge, Hamma Barka, leading two other justices, consequently fixed Thursday to hear ASUU’S application.
The federal government said that “Further development and information would be communicated to all relevant stakeholders.”
The union frowned on the federal government’s procurement of a court order forcing lecturers to return to class.
Mr Ngige said the injunction does not foreclose further negotiations.
CONUA is an unregistered splinter group of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities.
The student association said the court should not compel lecturers to render services they do not want to render.
Political campaigns are set to commence of September 28, according to official timetable by INEC.
“This our action is going to affect majority of the elites and the integrity of the federal government,” said NANS
