President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige and other stakeholders to ensure the resolution of the disagreement with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) so the union would call off its ongoing strike. This is as indications emerged yesterday that the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) might drag the Federal Government to court over the recent appointment of six rectors of newly created federal polytechnics. “We have the strike baton by the resident doctors actively supported by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). So, we are working now to make the health workers feel that they are appreciated, and that government appreciates their efforts. For example, the Revitalisation Fund, which ASUU has called my attention to that they have not been done for the university system.

Source: The Guardian April 24, 2021 04:30 UTC