ASUP Calls off Strike; ASUU Strike Continues

The nationwide indefinite strike embarked upon on April 29 by Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, over what they termed Federal Government’s insensitivity to its demands, was called off Tuesday 16th July 2013.

The decision to suspend the strike was reportedly as a result of the intervention of the Joint committee

of the Senate and House of Representatives on Education

Academic activities are expected to resume today in all the Federal and State Polytechnics nationwide and polytechnic students across the country are expected to return to their classrooms following the suspension of the 81-day industrial action by the Polytechnic lecturers

The ASUP Chairman Dr. Chibuzor Asumogba, called on all lecturers to go back to work. “All lecturers are to resume work at their various institutions today”, He said.

Meanwhile, efforts by the Joint Senate and House of Representative Committees on Education to resolve the crisis between the ASUU and the Federal Government Monday night ended in deadlock.