The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has suspended its nationwide strike which commenced on March 21, 2022, with the view of pressurizing the Federal Government (FG) to concede to some of the Association’s demands. The nationwide strike by NAAT would be suspended for three months and is coming on the heels of the suspension of the strike by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of University and Allied Institutions (NASU).

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has hinted that when elected as president in 2023, he will hand over all federal Universities to their respective state of residence. Atiku made this statement while delivering a speech at the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and annual General conference organized in Lagos for the year 2022. The former vice president disclosed, that it has always been his wish to provide an enabling environment for both foreign and local investors so that people can grow naturally.

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU) have suspended their two (2) months strike after a brief meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in Abuja on Saturday. SSANU’s national president, Muhammed Ibrahim made this disclosure during an interview with pressmen. “Yes, we have suspended the strike for a period of two months” - He noted.

The Federal government has reiterated its stance on the no-work-no-pay to the striking Academic Staff Union of the Nigerian Universities, ASUU, saying the Federal Government cannot be bullied into paying six months' salaries to ASUU after staying at home. The federal government insists that the policy is to serve as punishment to the academicians for grounding the educational institution in the country. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu disclosed this while briefing a presidential communication team organized at the state House, Abuja.

The meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government slated for 16th August 2022 has yielded no positive result, as members of the union staged a walkout on government representatives. Sources confirmed that the meeting which was held at the National Universities Commission (NUC) headquarters, ended up in deadlock as both FG and ASUU refuse to come to terms after 3 hours of deliberation. The President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, had earlier noted that the lingering strike will immediately come to a halt if only the meeting with the FG scheduled for yesterday ends in a positive way. He also revealed that the meeting was scheduled by the FG to renegotiate the demands of the ASUU FG 2009 agreement.

The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU says that the lingering industrial action may likely end today as the Federal Government has finally accepted the University Transparency Accountability Solution (UTAS) as a payment platform for universities. ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke made this known yesterday during an interview with channel Television.
The academicians have been on strike since February 14th, 2020 following some calls by ASUU for implementation of academic earn allowance, removing them from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, and implementation of the 2009 agreement was some of their demands.