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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to finalize negotiations regarding its demands, expressing concern over the government's indecisiveness and warning of potential severe consequences for the education sector. During a National Executive Council meeting at Taraba State University, ASUU President Prof. Christopher Piwuna stated that the union is dissatisfied with the government's insufficient offers, having suspended a warning strike to allow for further engagement. ASUU has given the government a one-month timeframe for negotiations but has already rejected proposed salary increments as inadequate to address the ongoing brain drain in universities. The union emphasizes the need for urgent attention to salary and conditions of service while criticizing the government for misrepresenting negotiations and failing to honor agreements. ASUU insists that the government has adequate resources and lacks only the political will to meet their demands, which include revising the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement, sustainable funding, and settling outstanding salary arrears.