Nigerian Govt begins final phase of negotiations with ASUU

The Federal Government has begun the final phase of negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and other tertiary education unions.

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, made this revelation on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting of the Technical Working Group on Conditions of Service of ASUU.

Alausa said that outstanding issues would soon be resolved to prevent further industrial action, adding that the group was finalising a counter-offer to be presented to the unions through the Allied General United Federal Government Tertiary Institutions Negotiations Committee.

The minister stressed that the committee’s work aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s directive that all efforts must be made to keep Nigerian students in school and avoid disruptions to the academic calendar.

“The President has made it clear that our children must remain in school. The technical working group is working to finalise a component of the condition of service that has to be proposed. They are working to finalise a counteroffer to them.

“Hopefully by the end of today, or latest tomorrow, the Allied General United Federal Government Tertiary Institutions Expected Negotiations Committee will receive that counteroffer to ASUU,” he said.

He added that this present administration had made significant progress already with the payment of the Earned Academic Allowance of N50 billion released by Tinubu.