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ASUU APPEALS RULING, SAYS FG HAS DECLARED WAR

The striking Academic Staff Union of Universities today, filed an appeal against the ruling of the National Industrial Court which directed its members to resume work.

Counsel for ASUU, Femi Falana a Seniour Advocate of Nigeria, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondents in Abuja on Thursday.

You will recall,ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home its demands for improved funding for universities and a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues.

Justice Polycarp Hamman on Wednesday ordered the union’s members back to work.
Meanwhile, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has said the crisis between the Federal Government and ASUU is not an issue that should be taken to court.

 

VOP Lagos

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