Some reprieve appears to be coming the way of universities as the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU) on Saturday suspended their strike actions.
This was after meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in Abuja.
The suspension which was announced on Saturday, is expected to take effect from Wednesday.
Adamu had earlier on Thursday indicated that other unions, with the exception of the Academic Staff Union of Universities were billed to end their strike.
According to the education minister, the Federal Government has committed N50 billion to pay earned allowances for members of SSANU, NASU and the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
However, activities in public universities are expected to remain limited as ASUU remains on strike.
Minister Adamu, who had hinted of SSANU and NASU’s strike suspension on Thursday, said ASUU rejected the government’s proposal over the “no work, no pay” rule.
ASUU leadership had hinted that lecturers will not resume till the federal government has fulfilled all their demands.