The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its ongoing strike.
The decision was taken at the National Executive Council meeting at the union’s headquarters at the University of Abuja on Monday morning.
The union met on Sunday to review its decision on the strike which began on February 14, 2022.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, said the government had taken all possible steps to end the strike.
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He said, “As regards the next steps, the government has already inaugurated a committee to harmonise the IPPIS, UTAS, and UP3. This will ensure that the government will pay with only one payment platform that will harmonise all the technical peculiarities.
“If you bring some demands and almost 80% have been attended to, there is no need to drag the strike anymore.
“It is unreasonable for the strike to be lingering since the government has worked towards fulfilling most of the demands.
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Recall that the Federal Government had last week insisted on a no-work-no pay policy against the striking academics, a development that angered the executive of the union led by Prof. Emmanuel Osokode.
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