The striking instructors are expected to return to the classrooms at any time.
According to reports, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called off its strike.
Though the decision has yet to be publicly announced, a highly placed source verified to The Punch that the union agreed to stop the eight-month-long strike after the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the ASUU secretariat in Abuja.
Meanwhile, a well-placed source within the NEC revealed to The Punch, "Yes, it has been canceled."
When pressed for further information, the insider stated, "the president will issue an official circular in the morning."
Inspiration FM reports today marks eight months since ASUU ceased academic activity in government-owned colleges on February 14, 2022, due to the Federal Government's reluctance to follow agreements reached between the two sides.
After a series of failed discussions with the union, the government approached the National Industrial Court, through Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige, to compel ASUU to return to classrooms.
The court ordered teachers to return to the classrooms immediately, but the union appealed to the Abuja appellate court, challenging the lower court's judgment.
However, the Appeal Court declined to hear the case because the judge ordered ASUU to first comply with the lower court verdict, even though the court had previously recommended the union seek an out-of-court settlement with the federal government.
On Wednesday, October 12, branches of the ASUU had congresses deliberate their future course of action, which appeared to have concluded in the halting of the torturous strike.
