FG Summons Varsity Councils, Vice-Chancellors over indefinite strike announced by ASSU

The Federal Government has invited pro-chancellors, vice-chancellors, and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities to a meeting in Abuja on September 6 as part of efforts to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

The meeting was convened by the National Universities Commission, which stated that participants would review the actions of the government on the strike.

The letter inviting the heads of the universities to the meeting was signed by the NUC’s Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration, Chris Maiyaki, and obtained by one of our correspondents on Tuesday.

Recall that the strike by ASUU has entered the 198th day now compounded by the decision of the university lecturers to declare a comprehensive industrial action.