The federal government is set to officially recognise the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), a breakaway faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), as an academic union.
Thelagostime recalls that CONUA, in 2018, parted ways with ASUU over disagreements on some issues.
The faction, led by ‘Niyi Sunmonu, a lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, had been seeking to be registered since then.
According to a report by Punch, minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige is expected to present a certificate of registration to the faction on Tuesday.
It was gathered that Oshundun Olajide, deputy director of press and public relations at the ministry of labour and employment, announced the event in an invitation sent to journalists.
The event is scheduled to take place at the minister’s conference room in Abuja.
This development comes weeks after the government threatened to withdraw ASUU’s registration licence for allegedly not submitting its audited financial returns for over five years.
The union has been on strike since February 14 over alleged refusal of the federal government to meet its demands.