Counsel for ASUU, Femi Falana (SAN), disclosed this in an interview in Abuja on Thursday.

Since February 14, ASUU has been on strike to drive through its demands, which include more financing for institutions and a review of lecturer salaries, among other things.

On Wednesday, Justice Polycarp Hamman ordered a return to work order for the union’s members.

But Falana said, “We are filing the appeal tomorrow (Friday) morning. We just got the certified true copy of the judgment on Thursday. The appeal will be filed first thing Friday morning.”

Meanwhile, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has said the crisis between the Federal Government and ASUU is not an issue that should be taken to court.

While reacting to the court order asking ASUU to go back to class, the CVCNU chairman, Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumo, said, “The matter is not a court issue. A lecturing job is not one you force people to do because it is a knowledge-based job.

“The best is to mutually understand one another. If, as a student, you go to the class now and you are not given knowledge, what will be the outcome? We are pleading that ASUU, FG, and other stakeholders should come together and dialogue and settle it.”