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<p dir="ltr">The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open schools and allow students resume lectures.</p><div class="ccqNCgNl" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p dir="ltr">This was made known in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the NUC, Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Abubakar Rasheed.</p><div class="IXkXKF3m" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p dir="ltr">The letter which was made exclusively available on Monday was addressed to all vice-chancellors; Pro-Chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Ensure that ASUU members immediately resume/commence lectures; Restore the daily activities and routines of the various University campuses”, the letter partly reads.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The PUNCH reports that the national industrial court of Nigeria on Wednesday ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off its ongoing nationwide strike.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">ASUU had been on strike since February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for universities, a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Several meetings between ASUU and the Federal Government have ended in a deadlock.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Consequently, the Federal Government went to court to challenge the strike.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The government through its counsel, James Igwe, prayed the court for an interlocutory injunction restraining ASUU from taking further steps as regards the strike, pending the determination of the substantive suit.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The counsel to the Federal Government James Igwe on Wednesday prayed the court to order the striking varsity lecturers to in the interim, return to work, pending the determination of the substantive suit before the court.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">While dismissing objections ASUU raised through its lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, the court held that the strike action was detrimental to public university students that cannot afford to attend private tertiary institutions.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">“The balance of convenience tilts in favour of the applicant.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">“I hold that this application is meritorious and this application is granted”, Justice Hamman ruled.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The court, thereafter, issued an order, restraining ASUU, “whether by themselves, members, agents, privies or howsoever called, from taking further steps and doing any act in continuance of the strike action, pending the hearing and determination of the suit filed.”</p>
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