{"id":20910,"date":"2013-12-16T15:16:04","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T14:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=20910"},"modified":"2013-12-16T15:16:04","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T14:16:04","slug":"asuu-calls-off-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/asuu-calls-off-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"ASUU Calls Off Strike&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are indications that the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) may have called off its five month old strike.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After a protracted debate, the Federal Government and ASUU reached a compromise during a negotiation brokered by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar few days ago.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pointblanknews.com sources in Minna hinted that the decision was reached few hours ago after a marathon meeting of the union held at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The union had insisted that until its four demands were met, it would not return to classes. 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