The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, on Tuesday said the reforms embarked by the Federal Government are yielding some results as some public Nigerian universities are being ranked globally, debunking some rumours of a looming strike in the tertiary institutions.
He added that the FG is determined to avert industrial action in the education sector.
Speaking as a guest on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Alausa said President Bola Tinubu has directed his team to ensure the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other bodies in tertiary institutions across the country do not embark on strike.
“The President has directed that not again in this country will ASUU, or tertiary institution trade unions go on strike,” he said on the current affairs show.
According to the minister, the government regularly meets with ASUU, the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU).
“It is just not promising, there has to be a lot of relationship building. Beyond that, the government is meeting its obligation with these unions. That is what has been lacking in the past governments. They sit with these unions, they are very good people. Over the years, government will just renege on those agreements,” he stated.
