Meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities,

earlier scheduled to be held today (Monday), has been postponed.

According to report on Monday, Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU, confirmed that

the meeting previously announced by the Minister of Education on Friday will no longer

take place. Although no reason was given for the postponement, the meeting is now

scheduled to take place on Wednesday, August 28.

ATN Recall that last Tuesday, ASUU issued a strike notice to the federal government

following a National Executive Committee meeting held on Monday, August 19, at the

University of Ibadan.

Among the issues the union has been pressing for are emergency revitalisation fund of

public universities; payment of outstanding earned academic allowances, and the release

of withheld salaries, promotion arrears, and third-party deductions from members. 

The other issues include stoppage of illegal recruitments; proliferation of public

universities/abuse of universities’ laws, regulations, and processes; and removal of

universities from the treasury single account, among others.