Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has suspended a planned student protest in Akure, Ondo State, over the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA).

According to NANS President Akinteye Babatunde, the decision followed a telephone conversation with Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who promised to resolve the crisis in two weeks.

"Earlier today, as NANS JCC Ondo Axis and the Adekunle Ajasin University Students' Union Government (AAUA SUG) were mobilising for their planned protest over the prolonged ASUU strike in the state-owned universities, I received a call from the Executive Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency, Governor Lucky...