JUSTIN: Court orders ASUU to call off strike
September 21,2022
The National Industrial Court on Wednesday ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off its seven-month old strike action and for lecturers to return to classes.
ASUU has been on strike since February 14, 2022 over unmet demands for improved funding for universities, salary review, among other issues
After numerous unproductive meetings, the federal government approached the industrial court to challenge the legality of the strike
The federal government vowed not to pay over six months salaries of the striking lecturers, for the period which the strike lasted.
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