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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) is considering suspending its three months old strike in no distant time.
A member of the union, who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said the striking lecturers are currently considering suspending the three months strike.
The source hinted that the suspension may last for three months, adding that negotiations with the federal Government would still continue,
He said the failure of the government to meet the demands of ASUU within the three months would lead to an indefinite strike.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that President Muhammadu Buhari appealed to the union to consider the suffering of students and call off the strike.
The union commenced a warning strike on February 14 over the inability of the Federal Government to meet its demands and implement some agreements the two parties entered into previously.
The industrial action was on Monday, May 9, extended by another 12 weeks, which is expected to elapse on August 9.
The federal government has said that ASUU should step down its demands saying the 1999 agreement it entered into was not realistic.