Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended the ongoing strike by three months.

President of the Union, Prof. Victor Emmanuel Osodeke, on Monday, said the industrial action has been extended by 12 weeks, Daily Dates Nigeria reports.

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Prof. Osodeke made this known in a statement he issued after the union’s meeting held at the University of Abuja.

The ASUU president stated that the decision was to give the government enough time to resolve all outstanding issues with the lecturers.