Nigeria’s federal government is poised to hold an “emergency meeting” with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the union’s threat to embark on a fresh strike action.

The spokesperson of the ministry of education, Ben Goong, said in a statement, on Monday, that the meeting is billed to be held Tuesday  at the education ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.

Quoting education minister Adamu Adamu, the statement noted that “the said the meeting is intended to nip the strike in the bud.”

The academic staff union had issued a strike warning over unmet agreements between it and the federal government.