Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- Nigeria's largest academic union, ASUU, has announced plans to hold rallies across public universities next week to protest what it described as the federal government's failure to prioritise its demands, particularly the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement between the government and the union.

In a statement issued on Thursday by its President, Christopher Piwuna, a professor, the union said it would give the government until 28 August to address the demands, after which it would decide on the next line of action, which it hinted could be an industrial action.

The statement was released after the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto on 16 -17 August.

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