JUST IN: ASUU Strike: Finally, FG Offers 65BN For Universities To Resume

ASUU strike is ready to come to an end as FG has offered N65bn for Universities to resume.

OnyxNews Nigeria reports that the Federal Government has offered a total sum of N65 billion to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to address earned academic allowances and reopening of universities.

Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, made the proposal on behalf of the government to the striking lecturers when they met on Friday, 20 November 2020 in Abuja.

Outcome Of FG Meeting With ASUU Today Emerges

Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting, Ngige described the meeting as fruitful as the government has decided to shift grounds on the lingering issues that have kept students out of the classroom for many months due to ASUU strike.

The Labour Minister noted that in its bid to resolve the impasse with ASUU, the sum of N15 billion from the amount offered by the government would be for more funds to revive the universities.

Ngige explained that the fund was in addition to the N20 billion paid earlier, making it a total of N35 billion committed as revival fund by the government.