FG Clamps Down as ASUU Strike Paralyzes Nigerian Universities

In an effort to emphasise its demands, the Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU) launched a two-week warning strike on Monday, which resulted in the suspension of classes at several public universities across the country. The failure of negotiations between ASUU and the Federal Government led to a renewed impasse between the two groups. Prof. Chris Piwuna, the National President of ASUU, announced the strike in Abuja on Sunday. At the same time, the National Universities Commission was given a seven-day deadline by the Federal Government to submit the…