Over 250,000 university students are estimated to be affected by the strike.
The speaker said he was certain that the strike would “come to an end in a matter of days.”
Ms Isiugo-Abanihe however noted that the enrolment figure increased by 4.99 per cent increase above that of the 2021 in-school examinations.
One of the biggest problems is the reduction of the number of schools from basic to post basic level, especially for the girls.
The alert follows multiple security breaches around Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory.
This comes barely 24 hours after the federal government directed the closure of all unity schools in Abuja over growing insecurity.
The ministry spokesperson said the directive was due to rising insecurity and threat to the lives and wellbeing of the students.
Parents of pupils are asked to check for the names of their wards on the education ministry’s website.
The minister said it was important that a speedy resolution was reached so that students could return to school.
The new law extends teachers retirement age from 60 to 65, while service period has been moved from 35 to 40 years.
