Nigeria, March 20 -- A student of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), who was asthmatic, lost his life due to the ongoing industrial action by the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), officials have said.

The management of the university, led by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Tajudeen Opoola, alongside other top principal officers, disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing journalists.

Mr Opoola said that the asthmatic student died because he could not immediately access medical care, as the university had been put under lock and key.

The management accused SSANU of complicity in the total shutdown of activities...