He said that while the payment of the leave grant to workers was suspended, overhead costs were slashed by 50 per cent.
The initiative, he said, would be under strict adherence to the regulatory provisions of the NUC.
Mr Shettima lauded the contributions of academics to national unity, adding that through their work, a more secure and prosperous country was possible.
Abdullahi Shehu, Nigerian ambassador to Russia, encouraged European investors to localise their goods’ production in Nigeria.
Under the Nigeria-Russia Bilateral Education Agreement, 107 Nigerian students are in Russia.
The defendants were arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, kidnapping and unlawful dispossession.
The Nigerian Ambassador to Russia says some of the students remain stranded in Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime has signed a deal that will ensure Russia’s supply of lethal weapons to Nigeria.
The abducted persons regained freedom after 31 days in captivity following negotiations with bandits by their families.
