Industrial court fixes Wednesday to rule on application for interlocutory injunction filed by the FG

According to The PUNCH, the National Industrial Court has set Wednesday, September 21 for a decision on the Federal Government's request for an interlocutory injunction against the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

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After James Igwe, the main attorney for the Federal Government, presented his motion for a court injunction prohibiting ASUU from continuing the ongoing statewide strike, Justice Peter Hamman set the date on Monday.

The Federal Government challenged the university lecturers' prolonged strike in court, according to The PUNCH, which had previously been covered by Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment.

However, at the last hearing on Friday, the court postponed the case until Monday (September 19) to hear the government's interlocutory injunction.

In order to allow pupils to return to school, Igwe had urged the court to hold an expedited hearing on the lawsuit.

He said that since the case was already in court, it would be appropriate to postpone the strike until the outcome of the lawsuit.

However, Mr. Femi Falana, ASUU's lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said the union was currently holding meetings with stakeholders to ensure that the matter was resolved and he pleaded with the government to work with the union to do so.