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The ongoing battle with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), according to the Federal Government, is multifaceted.
Following a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, declared this.
Despite the difficulties, he indicated that a lot of work is being done behind the scenes to tackle the problems.
According to the minister, the Federal Government is worried about the long-standing concerns with academics and will continue to endeavor to find a swift solution.
ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over a variety of problems, including the deployment of the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS), nonpayment of wages and allowances, and insufficient university financing, to name a few.
The government and union representatives continued their talks on Monday in an attempt to end the four-month strike.
The meeting between the striking academics and the Professor Nimi Briggs Committee, on the other hand, ended without a definite agreement since members decided to reassemble in 24 hours to discuss a drafted agreement.
Both sides met at the Nigeria University Commission (NUC) in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, to examine the situation (FCT).
According to a senior union member who attended the meeting, they made some compromises with the Federal Government, but members were required to take a break and reassemble within 24 hours to discuss the new drafted agreement conditions.
The Federal Government created a three-month committee chaired by Professor Briggs on March 7 to rework the 2009 ASUU/Federal Government agreement.