The Academic Staff Union (ASSU) called off one of the longest strikes a few weeks ago. The strike lasted for about eight-month after reaching an agreement with the Federal Government in the past weeks.
The Academic Staff Union (ASSU) might embark on another strike again in less than a month.
The leaders of ASSU made a regional report on the 14th of October. As a result, it was voted that the strike should be suspended.
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Furthermore, the move was considered following the court’s order demanding that the lecturers return to lessons. NEC also made a promise to pay the backlog salaries of lecturers in two months.
The anticipation grew among both the senior and the junior lecturers as the month was about to fade out.
However, reports from academics revealed that just half of their salaries were paid for the month of October. The FG has so lost the basic agreement between the two bodies.
Today, the internet has been on fire with several reports from senior and junior lecturers about the skeletal payment for the month of October.
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Some lecturers are of the opinion that calling off the strike was a wrong decision, and the action of the NEC has justified that.
With how things have unfolded, Nigerian students are worried that another strike might commence anytime from now. We hope there is a light at the end of this tunnel.
