Nigerian universities teachers suspend strike
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Teachers in Nigeria's public universities have suspended their near four-month strike for two weeks so they could conclude ongoing negotiations with the federal government, their umbrella union said Friday.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) President Ukachukwu Awuzie announced the much-anticipated suspension in the South-eastern town of Owerri.
Resumption of the once-jettisoned negotiations was made possible by the intervention of former labour leader Adams Oshiomhole, who is now the Governor of Midwestern Edo State.
It is not known yet whether classes will resume immediately, but at least one of the chapters of ASUU - The northern University of Jos branch - has said classes will not start yet.
The chapter said it would only take advantage of the suspension to ''dust our chairs and clean our offices''.
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