ASUU strike grounds academic activities in Nigerian universities

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Others include release of outstanding third-party deductions such as pension deductions, check-off dues, and cooperative contributions; Funding for revitalization of public universities and Payment of arrears of 25% - 35% salary award for 12 months.
54% : "If not for the ASUU strike, I should be wearing my khaki by now as a corps member but here we are not knowing when we will graduate.
50% : Academic activities were grounded in most public universities across the country on Monday following full compliance by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, with the ongoing two-week warning strike. DAILY POST reports that ASUU on Monday commenced a two-week warning strike following the expiration of its ultimatum to the government The renewed face-off between the ASUU and the FG came after negotiations aimed at preventing another prolonged shutdown of public universities failed.
50% : On October 10, the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, said the government was in the final phase of talks with aggrieved lecturers and other university-based unions to resolve outstanding issues related to welfare, funding, and the implementation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement.
46% : "I also received another call from the Minister of State for Labour, stating that she's been directed to intervene and get this matter resolved.

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