The Nigerian government said Tuesday that it has reconstituted and inaugurated another committee to ‘accelerate ongoing discussions’ with tertiary institutions-based unions, including ASUU, whose two-week ultimatum ends in six days.

The new committee, called Federal Government Tertiary Institutions Expanded Negotiation Committee, is to be headed by Yayale Ahmed, the pro-chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said the committee’s inaugural meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday (today) 7 October.

This is contained in a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo.

The statement quoted Mr Alausa as urging all academic and non-academic unions to cooperate ful

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