Nigeria, July 16 -- The Nigerian Senate has resolved to take quick measures to avert a looming strike in Nigerian universities.

The lawmakers on Tuesday resolved that the leadership of the Senate engage the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU).

Both groups are threatening to go on strike to demand N30 billion Earned Allowance and to protest the Federal Government's refusal to obey court judgment on staff school salaries.

A three-day protest to drive home their demands started at University of Ibadan branch on Monday.

Bringing the issue to the attention of the Senate in a motion on Tuesday, Barau Jibrin (Kano-APC) urged his colleagues to devise quick measures to avoid the ind...