Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- The federal government on Friday continued negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to put an end to the eight-month-old strike action.

ASUU embarked on a nationwide strike on March 23 to demand "revitalisation allowance", earned academic allowances, renegotiation of the 2009 agreement, visitation panels, among other demands.

To find a common ground in tackling corruption, the union proposed the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) as a replacement for the controversial Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information (IPPIS), which is now at the final stage of integrity test.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how ASUU president, Biodun Ogunyemi, said what had stalled the discussion w...