The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
have asked the Nigerian government to release N50 billion to demonstrate its
commitment to the revitalisation of public universities, in line with previous
agreements with their union.
The striking lecturers gave this as a condition
for calling off its strike which began November 4 last year.
The N50 billion, the union said, will form the
first tranche of the N220 billion government agreed for the project this year
and add to the N20 billion earlier released for the year.
The President of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi,
disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Premium Times Wednesday night.
He said the union is not asking the government
to release the whole N220 billion at once.
ASUU called the current strike to press for
improved funding of universities and implementation of previous agreements with
the government.
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