The Academic Staff union of Polytechnics, ASUP,
has suspended its 10-month-old strike. The strike, which started in October 2013, was
suspended on Saturday morning at the National
Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the union held
in Abuja. The National Publicity Secretary of ASUP, Clement
Chirman, confirmed the suspension of the strike to
PREMIUM TIMES. He said all striking lecturers have been directed to
resume work on Tuesday. The ASUP NEC meeting was held two days after
the leadership of the union held a ‘fruitful’ meeting
with the new Education Minister, Ibrahim Shekarau,
who was sworn in by President Goodluck Jonathan
on Wednesday. The ASUP NEC consists of all chapter (polytechnic)
chairmen of the union and the national executive of
the body. Source: http://m.premiumtimesng.com/news/164787-breaking-asup-strike-suspended-polytechnics-to-resume-tuesday.html