Nigeria, June 1 -- Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer and activist, has sued the federal government over what he called "discriminatory.treatment of members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Lecturers in Nigeria's government-owned varsities had embarked on strike in February 2022, demanding better funding of the universities and improved welfare of academics.

But instead of addressing the concerns, the federal government sued the lecturers' union, ASUU, at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja.

In the suit, the government urged the court to affirm its "No work, no pay" policy as a way of deterring incessant strikes that have plagued public universities in Nigeria.

Deciding the suit on Tuesday, the court uphel...