Academic Staff Union of Universities on Friday, agreed to call of its eight-month strike which has grounded academic activities in the public universities.
ASUU leadership reached the consensus during a meeting with the government team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, in Abuja.
FG also pledged to increase the total payment to the union to N70 billion.
This is happening one week after the Federal Government accepted the demand by the ASUU that they be exempted from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System.