The Federal Government will resume discussions with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions in Abuja on Thursday.
The meeting is in continuation of the negotiation to resolve the dispute between the two unions and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the sharing formula for the N40 billion earned allowances approved by the government and other demands.
In the notice of the meeting by the Deputy Director (Press), Charles Akpan, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, will host the conciliation meeting between the representatives of the federal government and the Joint Action Committee of SSANU and NASU.
The leadership of the two non-teaching unions had alleged that the Federal Ministry of Education and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation were favouring ASUU members in the disbursement of the fund.
Other grievances of the union included: inconsistencies in the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, non-payment of arrears of national minimum wage, delay in renegotiation of FG/NASU and SSANU 2009 agreement and non- payment of retirement benefits of outgone members, among others
