The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has
suspended its over 5months strike.
ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Fagge disclosed this in Minna
while briefing newsmen.
The Union suspended the strike after a
marathon National Executive Committee meeting held in the Niger State
capital, yesterday.
The different chapters of ASUU are expected to hold congress
meetings on Wednesday, following which academic activities will resume in the
universities.
The marathon NEC meeting was held to deliberate over the
agreement signed Wednesday, last week, by the union executives and
the federal government.
Speaking at a press briefing today on resolutions reached during the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Federal University of Technology FUT, Minna, the president of ASUU, Dr. Nasiru Fagge said, "Finally, NEC resolved to suspend the strike action embarked upon on 1st July 2013, with effect from Tuesday, December, 17, 2013 and directs its branches to resume work forthwith".
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