ASUU strike: We will shut down all private varsities - NANS president warns

The recently elected President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Sunday Asefron has pledged to close down all private universities in the country should the nine-month strike embarked on by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities continue.

Mr. Asefron who said that the ongoing strike is the longest industrial action embarked on by the university lecturers made the disclosure in an interview with The Punch.

According to him, NANS would engage the Federal Government representatives and ASUU leaders to find a lasting solution to resolve the stalemate in negotiations between the two arms, The Punch said.

The NANS president said after consultation with the two parties and should the strike not be called off as soon as possible, NANS would move in and shut down all tertiary institutions in the country.

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