ASUU suspends strike after eight months

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its eight month old strike, The PUNCH is reporting.

Though the union is yet to make an official pronouncement, it is gathered that the decision was taken at the end of the National Executive Council meeting which was held at the ASUU secretariat in Abuja.

Speaking with to the newspaper, a highly informed source within the NEC said, “Yes, it has been called off”.

When asked for more details, the source said, “the president will release an official circular in the morning”.

The academic union embarked on a strike on Monday, February 14, 2022.