The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Thursday said the Federal Government has offered to release N23 billion to the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
Adamu, however, said the Federal Government is also insisting that the N30 billion earlier given to the union must be accounted for.
The Minister said these at a meeting with the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions on Thursday.
Adamu said the government and the union had earlier agreed that the result of the audit of the N30 billion would be presented in six months.
He said: “The government had then offered to pay the union N1.5 billion each month while we wait for the result.
“The grouse of ASUU is that the forensic audit promised by the Minister of Finance was not done and the money promised was not paid.
“But we have agreed that the union would be paid the balance of N23 billion, while a forensic audit on the entire N53 billion would be done.”
Adamu said he wrote the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun on Wednesday, and she had approved that the money be paid.
Adamu said: “Probably, by Monday, they will be able to receive the cheque.
“There are other issues, which we didn’t agree on, especially their request to be taken out of Treasury Single Account.
“I told them that it is not possible because this is a new policy and government is not going to change it for anyone.”
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