The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that academic activities will resume in January as negotiations with Academic Staff Union of Universities has reached 98 percent.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige disclosed this in a statement during the launch of his free medical outreach in Alor, Idemili South LGA, Anambra state.
Ngige who noted that the negotiation is like a journey of a thousand miles, which has to be taken one step at a time. He said it is remaining just two percent to be completed.
“We have met about 98 percent of the request of ASUU. Some 5 to 2 percent is what you can call promissory notes,” he said.
“So, I am very hopeful that by midnight today, there are some works we are supposed to get on to do. They also have some work they are supposed to do on their own side with their people.
“Tuesday, we will meet in the afternoon and we will compare notes. We will put everything on the table and compare. I believe that we might have come to the end of the strike when we meet tomorrow,” Ngige added.
