SENATE President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to immediately end the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Saraki, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said that the government needed to ensure that Nigerian universities are re-opened without further delay. The statement read: “In November 2016, the Senate intervened in the ASUU strike and met with the officials of the Ministries of Education and Labour, Employment and Productivity and the Academic Staff Union of Universities. “The Federal Government must immediately work to address the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU) because this issue goes beyond negotiations. “In this regard, I call on the Federal Government to immediately work on meeting the demands of ASUU and honouring all its prior commitments.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 06, 2019 14:15 UTC