Strike: ASUU reveals that FG yet to meet its demands

Farouk Mohammed
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has revealed that the Federal Government has failed to make a fresh offer on funding for the revitalisation of public universities in the country.

Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President, stated in a Strike Bulletin 9 sent to branches of the union on Thursday.

The union had back in November, 2018, asked its members across the country to begin an indefinite industrial action due to the poor funding of universities in the country, okay reports.

In the bulletin 9, the union stated that the Federal Government failed to address the issue of renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement in its new offer made to the union last Monday.

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The president also disclosed in the bulletin that although the Federal Government had improved its earlier offers, there were still critical unresolved issues.

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Farouk Mohammed is the Publisher and Lead Editor of Okay News, an international digital news platform delivering verified reporting across technology, global affairs, business, innovation, and development. He has over a decade of experience in journalism and international media, with a strong focus on geopolitics, conflict reporting, human rights, and the global digital economy.