Universities in Nigeria will remain shut for learning activities as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) announces 3 months extension of its ongoing strike.
ASUU extended its strike by 12 weeks as talks between the federal government and ASUU yielded no desired result.
The National President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke confirmed this on Monday in Abuja.
The academic body took the decision at an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) held at ASUU Secretariat in Abuja.
The emergency meeting, which had in attendance principal officers and branch chairmen, started on Sunday and ended early Monday morning.
Some of ASUU’s demands include the release of revitalisation funds for universities, renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, release of earned allowances for university lecturers, and deployment of the UTAS payment platform for the payment of salaries and allowances of university lecturers.