After nine months of the tussle between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) over Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), the union on Wednesday, December 23, called off its strike which started in March 2020.
The national president of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, made the announcement during a briefing of the union in Abuja, explaining that the development followed consultations with its National Executive Council (NEC).
The national chairman of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi . Credit: @ASUUNGR
"Academic Staff Union of Universities - and Nigeria (federal government) has finally agreed on major issues that will lead to termination of its 10 month old strike."
Ogunyemi added that the ASUU expresses joy on how the federal government handled the negotiation process, adding that they would be having their own executive meeting to conclude and get back to the government within 24hrs.
It was reported that the federal government was said to have begun paying two-month arrears of the university lecturers.
The federal government on Monday, December 21, said Nigerian university students would be returning to classrooms by January 2021.
