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Despite the ongoing indefinite strike embark upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities  ASUU, the body says its members can work as Adhoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to conduct the forthcoming 2019 General elections.                                            Are Nigerian students happy about this development ?                                               Is this a good decision by ASUU ? Lets listen to Nigerian students on this matter   ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuDeWeOkD-U

There might be some hope for Nigerian students affected by the recent ASUU strike action . Following a meeting with the federal government, the union has agreed to an audit of earlier funds . They also agreed on monthly remittances during the period of the audit The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) met with the minister of labour and employment, Senator Chris Ngige, in Abuja on August 15.  According to NAN, the meeting held at the Minister’s Conference Room, Ministry of Labour in Abuja. At the end of the meeting, they had taken significant steps toward the resolution of the issues raised by ASUU.  Mr Samuel Olowookere, the deputy director, Press, Ministry of Labour, said that during the meeting they agreed on the forensic audit of the sum of N30 billion earlier given to the ASUU in 2010. 

The Federal Government has appealed to the  Academic Staff Union of Universities  (ASUU) to call off its ongoing strike in the interest of Nigerians. The Minister of Labour and Employment,  Chris Ngige , made the appeal on Tuesday, August 15, in a statement released to journalists. ASUU commenced an indefinite strike on Monday over alleged FG's breach of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the 2009 FG/ASUU Agreement on financing of state universities; breach of the conditions of service; refusing to honour the Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) and re-negotiation of the agreement. But Ngige blamed ASUU for not following due process before commencing on the indefinite strike. He said the Union was supposed to give the Federal Government the mandatory 15 days' notice as contained in Section 41 of Trade Disputes Act, Cap T8, 2004. "In fact, it was on Monday, August 14, 2017, that the office of the minister received a lette...