By Odimmegwa Johnpetr, Abuja
The Federal Government has stated that the meeting it held Thursday with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU), did not end in deadlock. This was contained in a statement by Charles Akpan, Deputy Director and Head of Press, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Contrary to reports in the media, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige said agreements were reached by both parties with timelines, which were documented as Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Ngige said the MOU was given to leaders of the two unions to go and consult their people with a view to calling off the strike latest by Monday, February 15, 2021.
“The meeting did not end in deadlock. Rather, agreements were reached on some issues with timelines and these were documented as Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and given to leaders of the two unions to go and consult their people with a view to calling off the strike latest by Monday, February 15, 2021,” Ngige said.
He added that five issues discussed had agreements, while only one had a proposal, which was a government proposal for the unions to go back and discuss with their organs.
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