The Federal Government has taken a significant step towards resolving the ongoing industrial dispute with the Non-Academic Staff Union of Federal Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU).
According to a press statement released on Saturday by Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, funds have been released to settle outstanding salaries owed to NASU members and pay benefits to retirees under the Nigerian Union of Pensioners Contributory Pension Scheme.
The development comes after NASU and SSANU embarked on an indefinite strike on Monday, protesting four months of withheld salaries. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the two unions had given the federal government a final three-week ultimatum to settle the outstanding salaries, which expired in September.
