King’s College: Unity colleges resume as staff suspend strike

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has suspended its strike over the concession of King’s College, Lagos, allowing the reopening of the 115 Federal Unity Colleges nationwide. The decision was reached at a meeting between the leadership of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, ASCSN, and zonal coordinators of the Unity Schools in Kano.

The strike, which began two weeks ago, was in response to the concession of King’s College to its Old Boys Association, which the union feared would threaten the future of the Federal Unity College system. The suspension of the strike has prompted the Parent Teacher Association of the colleges to propose September 27 for students to return to their schools.

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