He explained that the initiative would focus on intelligence sharing, among others.
He noted that the current economic hardship and heightened insecurity in the country were becoming unbearable for citizens.
Nigeria’s armed forces cannot “continue to rely on the West” for military hardware to fight Boko Haram and bandits.
There are reports that the higher institution was offering employment, admission and contract in exchange for money.
The union said its members are ready to return to their duty post as soon as their demands are met by the federal government.
“We shall continue to cooperate with the affected states to confront the challenges head-on,” said Mr Buhari.”
“The students have undergone medical checks and they were all found to be in good condition to immediately resume their studies.”
The union called on relevant stakeholders to impress on the government to honour its agreement with the union to avert another likely industrial crisis in Nigerian universities.
According to the police commissioner, a student of State University and one other went to deposit N50,000 at the PoS when some of the notes were discovered to be fake.
