Nigeria: FG Has No Money to Meet ASUU Demands - Minister

14 August 2013

Abuja and Minna — The Federal Government lacks the required finances to meet the demands of striking university lecturers who downed tools six weeks ago, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said yesterday.

She spoke in Minna, Niger State, few hours before she joined a team of government negotiators in Abuja to meet with leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities on the differences between the two sides. The discussions are scheduled to continue on Monday.

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