The Federal Government has given the Academic Staff Union of Universities one week ultimatum to call off the ongoing strike.

The acting Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, stated this today while briefing journalists in Abuja.

ASUU has been on a nationwide strike since July 1, demanding the government implements a 2009 agreement it had with the union.

According to reports, the lecturers at their NEC meeting last week in Kano, demanded that government should pay the four-month salary arrears being owed varsity lecturers while there should be immediate implementation of the N1.2tn offered by the government to public varsities, starting with the release of N100bn this year, before the strike can be called off.

A demand the acting Minister Wike had described as outrageous.

Meanwhile, ASUU had said it would meet with President Jonathan on the decisions reached at its NEC meeting before any announcement will be made concerning the 5months old strike.