Asuu strike news today 2019

Here are some updates on the ASUU strike news from 2019:

September 2019

• The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on an indefinite strike on September 24, 2019, over the federal government's failure to meet its demands, including the implementation of the 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement and the payment of earned academic allowances.
• The strike affected over 70 universities across the country, leaving millions of students stranded.

October 2019

• On October 14, 2019, the Federal Government and ASUU reached a tentative agreement to end the strike, but the union rejected the offer, citing that it did not meet their demands.
• The government had offered to pay N20 billion as a token payment for the earned academic allowances, which ASUU considered inadequate.

November 2019

• On November 5, 2019, ASUU extended the strike by four weeks, citing the government's failure to meet its demands.
• The union also accused the government of not being serious about resolving the crisis, saying that the government was only interested in "tokenism" and not willing to make meaningful concessions.

December 2019

• On December 24, 2019, ASUU announced that it would suspend its strike on December 24, 2019, after the government agreed to pay N25 billion as a token payment for the earned academic allowances.
• The union also agreed to the government's offer to set up a visitation panel to investigate the activities of the universities and to implement the 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement.

January 2020

• On January 14, 2020, the Federal Government released N25 billion to the universities as a token payment for the earned academic allowances, as agreed with ASUU.
• The union also agreed to the government's offer to set up a visitation panel to investigate the activities of the universities and to implement the 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement.

Please note that these updates are based on news reports from 2019 and may not reflect the current situation.