Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has described the recently signed agreement between the Nigerian government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as the death of incessant strikes in Nigerian public universities.

Speaking at a ceremony to unveil the agreement on Wednesday, Mr Alausa said the new agreement ushers federal universities into a new era of stability and excellence for Nigeria's tertiary education system.

"Today signals the death of strikes in our institutions," Mr Alausa declared as he unveiled the details.

He said the agreement restores confidence to the academics, predictability of academic calendars, and hope to Nigerian students.

"History will remember today not merely as an un...