The meeting which was held on Tuesday between the feuding leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as well as the Federal Government, once again ended without any sort of agreement with credible reports saying that the lecturers stormed out of the venue.
This development now means the six-month-old strike by public university lecturers is set to continue beyond its current span of 6 months.
The striking lecturers had met with the Professor Nimi Briggs Committee on Tuesday at the National University Commission in Abuja with high hopes of resolving the impasse.
A senior member of ASUU, who craved anonymity told newsmen that members of the Briggs renegotiation committee failed to come with any new offer on the table.
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Instead, the ASUU source said, the committee plead with the lecturers to suspend the ongoing strike, with promises that their concerns will be included in the 2023 budget.
According to the source, the meeting, which started at about 12pm, lasted for about three hours without any agreement reached.
ASUU embarked on a four-week warning strike on February 14.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that on March 14, the union extended the industrial action by another two months to allow the government meet all of its demands. A 12-week extension was announced on May 9.
Since May 9, the union has remained on strike, vowing to persist until its demands are met.
The academics are seeking improved welfare, revitalisation of public universities and academic autonomy among other demands.