The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been urged by the federal government of Nigeria to end its strike and resume teaching.
At the 2022 policy meeting on admissions to tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made the request on Thursday in Abuja.
Adamu urged ASUU and all other labor unions in public tertiary institutions to take the students’ futures into account and permit productive dialogue.
He said that while the government longs for a reliable academic schedule, doing so would require the unions’ support.
In his words, “I urge the leadership of tertiary institutions to partner with the Federal Government in its frantic efforts at restoring industrial harmony in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It is clear that a stable academic calendar is required for quality education and development in Nigeria.
“I also seize this opportunity to appeal to the trade unions in the tertiary education sub-sector to, in the interest of the future of Nigeria, call off the perennial strike and embrace genuine dialogue as a solution to our problems.”
The new appeal is being made as a result of the ongoing ASUU strike, which began on February 14, 2022, and is keeping students at home and the public universities closed.
