The Federal Government, on Tuesday has registered to trade unions in the university sysytem. There views that the move is to reduce the strength of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
The unions are the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics and the Congress of Nigerian University Academics.
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, who spoke while presenting the certificates of registration to the two unions explained that the two bodies will exist alongside ASUU.
The strength of these two associations registered as trade unions will be seen in the coming days.