Nigeria, Sept. 24 -- The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have extended the strike ultimatum issued to the Nigerian government over unmet demands.

In a letter to its members on Tuesday, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of NASU and SSANU said the decision to extend the ultimatum by two weeks followed a meeting with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Abel Enitan, on Friday, 19 September.

The letter, co-signed by SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim and NASU General Secretary, Peters Adeyemi, said the government, after receiving its seven-day ultimatum last week, constituted a joint consultative committee to look into...