The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions, NASU, have suspended their ongoing strike for two months.
It was reported that Muhammed Ibrahim, SSANU National President, made this known in an interview on Saturday.
Yes, we have suspended the strike for a period of two months,” Ibrahim told The Punch.
According to Channels Television, the associations suspended the nearly five-month strike action after meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, in Abuja on Friday.
The suspension which was announced on Saturday is expected to take effect from Wednesday.
Speaking at the meeting, the Education minister said the Federal Government has committed N50 billion to pay earned allowances for members of SSANU, NASU and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
It was reported that SSANU and NASU had on March 27 declared a two-week warning strike.
By April 10, the unions extended the strike by another two weeks, citing the government’s failure to meet their demands.
In June, the unions further extended the strike by two months.
