The Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will be meeting on Monday, August 26, 2024, to look at the demands of the university teachers and prevent the imminent strike.

The union had on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, issued a 21-day strike notice to the government asking the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to address all unresolved matters preventing the progress of Nigerian universities.

Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the National President of ASUU gave the notice at a press conference held at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State.

In a bid to avert the impending strike, the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman said government officials will be meeting with ASUU leadership on Monday, August 26, 2024.

The Minister stated this on Thursday when he appeared on Beyond 100 Days programme aired on TVC.

“We have already sent out notice to the leadership of ASUU for us to meet on Monday.

“On Wednesday, we (government side) reviewed the letter submitted by ASUU and all the issues which are listed in the letter. We hope that by Monday we will meet to discuss them.”

“Some of the issues are historic; when you talk about the 2009 agreement. This is something that dates back to almost 1981 when they started.

“We have been having a series of conversations with the leadership of ASUU on the issues affecting the university system so that we can, together, address all their concerns”, he said.

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