The Federal Government has began the process of deregistering the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Daily Trust learnt that Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), a breakaway faction of ASUU, has been officially registered as a trade union.
A source at the Ministry of Labour and Employment confided in our correspondent on Tuesday, that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, will present a Certificate of Registration to the new union before today runs out.
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The official explained that the move by the government is part of processes to deregister ASUU, with a view to checkmating its incessant strikes that have grounded public universities in the last 7 months.
”The Minister, on behalf of the federal government will today present Certificate of Registration to the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA). With that, ASUU may cease to exist again in our universities,” the source said.
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