The Court of Appeal on Friday ordered the  Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resume work immediately; And also granted the union permission to appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court which on Sept 21 ordered the union to call off it’s strike.

The court urged the union to call off the strike immediately pending the determination of the substantive suit

The court gave ASUU seven days within which to file the appeal.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Industrial Court on Sept. 21, ordered ASUU to call off the strike.

The court granted the motion on notice filed by the Federal Government, urging the lecturers to return to classrooms.

Ruling on the interlocutory injunction, the trial judge, Justice Polycarp Hamman, restrained ASUU from continuing with the industrial action pending the determination of the suit filed against ASUU by the Federal Government.

Unhappy with the ruling, the union headed to the appellant court to appeal the ruling.

NAN