This comes weeks after the Academic Staff Union of Universities called off an eight-month old strike, which saw its members demanding improved welfare, revitalisation of public universities, and academic autonomy, among others.
Osinbajo was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha at an event organized by the National Universities Commission in Abuja to mark the 60th anniversary of the NUC and launch of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academics Standards.
The vice president stated that one of the major issues bedevilling university education in Nigeria was the incessant strikes by various unions in public universities.
He said the university system has cumulatively lost over 50 months from 1999 to date as a result of industrial actions by ASUU.
