Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday resumed talks on the 2009 agreement.

Mr Wale Babalakin, Chairman, Federal Government Re-negotiation team, while briefing journalists in Abuja, after a meeting that lasted six hours said he was hopeful the meeting would yield positive results.

Babalakin said there are lots of issues on the table. He said ASUU team presented more than 20 issues to be looked into.

He said both sides were determined to put an end to the lingering problems in the system.

“We are hopeful that we are on a positive path to finalising the negotiation. There were very hectic discussions on topical issues, and both sides had extensive contributions for the benefit of the university system,” he said.

“It is the same negotiation, we had an interim discussion, that is over now, and we are back to where we left off. So it is a continuous negotiation. ASUU submitted its timetable today, and there are more than 20 issues on that timetable. It is not a single issue, but they will all be discussed,’’ Babalakin said.

PT