See the result of ASUU meeting yesterday.

The strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) still continues as government awaits the striking lecturers to meet with its National Executive Council (NEC) and decide when they will call off the strike.

In the meeting, the ASUU president, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, said "the union after, listening to the offer by the federal government, will get in touch with its NEC and get back in one week"

Also speaking was the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who said government has made an offer to the striking lecturers in the quest to get them back to the classrooms.

“The meeting was not very long and we touched the various issues. Within the last 48 hours, government has been working. The Minister of Education, Minister of Finance, Attorney General of the Federation and we have taken some government position which we have communicated to ASUU for them to take back to their members to see if that can be adequate enough for them to call off the strike", he says.

“The major issue is that we want the strike called off so that our children in school can write their degree and promotion exams. ASUU graciously said they will come back to us on a date within the next one week. It will not be later than one week so that we then take it from there", he further confirms.

The ASUU President, concludes, “Like the minister said, government has made some offers in the issues we have raised and we have taken copious note of their offers and we have to get back to our members and make all the information available to them for them to consider and advice us. Based on their position, we will come back to government hopefully within the next one week".