Olufemi Atoyebi, AbujaThe Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday suspended its three-month strike following an agreement it reached with the Federal Government. If government reneges on our memorandum of agreement, we will embark on another industrial action with full force.”According to reports, lecturers have also been asked to resume on Friday. The information was contained on ASUU’s Twitter handle, @ASUUNGR on Thursday evening:The NEC has decided that the STRIKE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED. — Official_ASUU (@ASUUNGR) February 7, 2019The strike was called off after a two hour meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige. ASUU president, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, said lecturers are to resume on Friday, February 8, 2019.

Source: Punch February 07, 2019 19:41 UTC