| Nigerian government gives striking teachers ultimatum Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:35 AM PST  Nigeria's government on Thursday stepped in to stop a long-running strike by university lecturers, ordering an immediate end to the dispute and vowing to sack teachers who refused to cooperate. Education minister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike said he was dismayed that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was issuing fresh demands, three weeks after a meeting with the government raised hopes of a swift return to work. The lecturers walked out in July over claims that the government had failed to implement a 2009 agreement to improve their welfare and upgrade facilities on state-run campuses. "As a responsible government we cannot allow the continuous closure of our public universities for this length of time, as this poses a danger to the education system, the future of our youths and national development" said Wike.
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