The Federal Government has revealed it is working on a funding structure for public universities in the country as part of moves to tackle the incessant strikes by lecturers in these institutions. 

This is according to the former Minister of State for Education CHUKWUEMEKA NWAJIUBA who noted that the government’s funding of public universities is unsustainable.

The presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election maintained that with the number of public universities in the country, these schools have to get new ways of making money to fund their institutions.

NWAJIUBA, who last week resigned his position in the cabinet to concentrate on his presidential dream, said a new funding structure is something that would be implemented if he is given the mandate to be president.

The former minister’s comment adds to the debates about funding for public universities in the country. 

Lecturers in these institutions have been on strike since February 14, pushing their demands, which include better funding for universities.

He added that  ASUU is informed that strikes cannot cure the problem.