Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- Students of state-owned tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State have appealed to striking lecturers and other staff to suspend the ongoing industrial action, warning that the prolonged shutdown of schools is taking a toll on their academic progress and future plans.

The appeal comes barely a week after academic and non-academic staff of public tertiary institutions in the state commenced an indefinite strike over the government's failure to implement the new national minimum wage and its consequential salary adjustments.

On Monday, the National President of the Nasarawa State Students Association (NASSA), Abimiku David, made the plea during a press briefing in Lafia, the state capital. He said students were caught in ...