Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State chapter, on Tuesday, embarked on a protest to draw the attention of the federal government to its failure to meet pending agreements on the payment of their entitlements and funding of the institutions.

They described the alleged government's inaction on long-standing issues affecting universities as 'wicked and heartless'.

The protest at the institution was in compliance with the directive of the union's national body, which declared 26 August as the day to embark on the action across all campuses in the country, to express dissatisfaction with the government's neglect of its demands.

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