ASUU To Call Off Strike, Signs Deal With FG

* The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,
has agreed to end the industrial action it
embarked on six months ago. This decision was
reached on Wednesday evening in Abuja after the
Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding,
MoU, with the Federal Government.
The agreement was sealed at the Presidential
Villa, Abuja between the university lecturers and
the FG. ASUU was represented by its Chairman,
Nasir Fagge, while the Minister of Education,
Nyesom Wike, stood in for the government. Both
confirmed the news to State House
correspondents.
However, ASUU will address members of the press
soon.
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has also
confirmed the payment of N200 billion by the FG
to a special account, one of the conditions
requested by ASUU.