Strike: FG, non-teaching varsity workers reach compromise

The Federal Government and the Joint Action Committee of the non-teaching staff of Nigerian Universities have reached a compromise over the ongoing strike by the workers. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, made the disclosure at a conciliatory meeting with the leadership of the JAC of the unions and other officials of the Ministry of Education on Friday in Abuja.

The non-teaching staff of Nigerian universities under the auspices of JAC embarked on a strike on Monday over the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement. The workers belong to the National Association of Academic Technologists, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities.

The demands of the unions included the payment of earned allowances, a review of the governance system in universities and improved funding in line with UNESCO recommendations. Ngige, however, said agreements had been reached on all the issues raised by the workers.