The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has declared a two-week warning strike. The union recently alleged the Federal Government’s reluctance to meet their demands, despite efforts by FG officials to meet with the union to avert the action.
Announced by the National President of the union, Prof. Chris Piwuna, ASUU said that the action became necessary because the government failed to meet their demands after a 14-day ultimatum earlier issued expired.
According to him, the plan is currently to proceed with a total and comprehensive strike if the government does nothing to address its demands after the two-week warning strike.
He stated that it speaks volumes that the demands are still yet to be met since the union’s last briefing on the lingering issues.
“It is regrettable to note that nothing significant has happened since our last briefing on the eight issues in dispute.
The unresolved issues include the conclusion and signing of the renegotiated 2009 FGN–ASUU Agreement; payment of withheld three-and-a-half months’ salaries; sustainable funding and revitalisation of public universities and an end to the victimisation of lecturers in LASU, KSU (now Prince Abubakar Audu University), and FUTO and others,” he said.
Prof. Piwuna further noted that despite persistent assurances from government officials, including a letter dated September 30, 2025, from the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, nothing tangible has been achieved.
He concluded by saying that the outcome of an emergency meeting of the FGN/ASUU 2009 Agreement Renegotiation Committee held on October 10 was disappointing, stressing that the documents presented by the government were “provocative and inconsistent” with previous drafts.
“The hurriedly packaged documents were a total departure from the spirit of the Nimi Briggs-led renegotiated agreement and incapable of dousing industrial tension across campuses.
ASUU’s National Executive Council, NEC, has directed all its branches nationwide to withdraw their services effective 12:01 a.m. Monday, October 13, 2025,” he added.
