FG, ASUU postpones meeting till August 28

The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), initially set for today, Monday, has been rescheduled. Channels Television reported that ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke confirmed the postponement. The meeting, which was announced by the Minister of Education last Friday, will now take place on Wednesday, August 28.

No specific reason was provided for the delay. This development follows recent tensions, as public university lecturers, after a national executive council meeting at the University of Ibadan on August 19, 2024, threatened a nationwide strike. Their grievances center on the Federal Government’s non-fulfillment of the 2009 renegotiated agreement, which includes demands for better welfare, increased university funding, and a halt to the expansion of universities across the country.