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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU confirmed the suspension of its over five-months-old strike. The ASUU Chairman, University of Lagos Chapter, Karo Ogbinaka, on Tuesday told Channels Television that the union decided to call off the protracted protest after a marathon meeting held on Monday in Minna, Niger State capital. ASUU suspended its five months-old strike after a meeting it held at the Federal University of Technology, FUT, Minna.Ogbinaka added that, in line with ASUU procedures, the different chapters of union would meet on Wednesday to inform members and managements of Universities about the latest development.”We expect the students to resume and their members to go back to work immediately after the congress meeting, and we expect the government to keep to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)”, Ogninaka stated.