Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n
The federal government has assured that the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would soon end.<\/p>\n
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, spoke on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today.<\/p>\n
He disclosed that the Ministries of Finance, Education, Labour and Employment and the Office of the Accountant General will meet with the union.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe issue of ASUU will soon come to an end. Two reasons \u2013 ASUU have called the Federal Government represented by Finance and the Accountant-General Office and their direct employers, the Ministry of Education to come for the test\u201d, Ngige said.<\/p>\n
The nationwide industrial action started in March.<\/p>\n
ASUU top officials have repeatedly stated that the strike is still in force.<\/p>\n
The body wants implementation of the 2012 agreement.<\/p>\n
ASUU is also against government\u2019s insistence that all lecturers must enrol on the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS).<\/p>\n