The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday morning extended its ongoing strike by 12 weeks.
The decision was taken at an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) held at ASUU Secretariat in Abuja.
The emergency meeting had in attendance principal officers and branch chairmen.
The two-month rollover strike declared in March 14, 2022 by ASUU ended today (May 9th).
The NEC decided to extend it by 12 weeks after initial agitation for indefinite strike because of failure to address the issues in contention.
The implication of the extension of the strike is that public universities would remain closed.
At the last meeting with government negotiation team led by Prof. Nimi Briggs, ASUU officials walked out but there was an indication that both parties would meet next week.
ASUU’s grouse about the Federal Government was the non-implementation of the Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed with government in December 2020 on funding for revitalisation of public universities (both federal and states).
The Union also demanded the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ ASUU Agreement and the deployment of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS).
Other outstanding issues are earned academic allowances; state universities, promotion arrears, withheld salaries, non-remittance of third-party deductions and rejection of UTAS that ASUU technical team developed to replace the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS).
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