The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Tuesday met with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
The meeting was the first since ASUU declared its warning strike last week over what it termed as the Federal Government’s refusal to honour its agreement to implement the Memorandum of Action signed with them in December 2020.
The university lecturers maintain that issues such as the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System, the non-payment of academic earned allowances and university revitalisation still form a critical part of the reason for the latest strike.
On his part, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Doctor Chris Ngige, insists that the government is doing its best, and is surprised that the lecturers embarked on the latest action.