The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday ended with both parties declaring it a fruitful discussion.
Speaking with newsmen after the meeting, the Federal Government and the representative of ASUU said they would reconvene on Friday, September 6, to examine progress made so far in the conclusions achieved.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, said the meeting resolved that ASUU leadership would take decisions reached by members and return with feedback on the next adjourned date.
He said, “We have had a very fruitful discussion. We have worked out modalities on how to make progress with them, so the task before us now is to work on those modalities to solve the problems.
“We are coming back again, reconvening on the 6th of September, to report back progress, towards the resolution of the issues.
“This is basically what we have agreed on.”
Also, ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said: “Actually, we have met to discuss all the issues and what they (the government) have done between the last time we met and today.
We have reviewed them and agreed that let also give the government between now and our next meeting, to see what they would have done on these issues.
“So, we are meeting again on the 6th of September.
“And hopefully, we hope that in the interest of Nigerian students and Nigeria as a country, these issues should be amicably resolved, so that we can have a very smooth academic system in the country, Nigeria.”