Nigeria: ASUU Threatens Fresh Strike, Gives Govt, States Ultimatum
ASUU says it may resume its suspended strike if governments fail to clear 3.5 months of withheld pay and remit billions in deductions.
- On Friday, The Academic Staff Union of Universities threatened to shut down public universities, warning it may activate its suspended strike "without any further notice" unless the Federal Government urgently resolves outstanding salary and agreement implementation issues.
- Lecturers remain owed 3.5 months of withheld salaries despite four months paid by the present administration, while the government has failed to remit billions of naira in third-party deductions linked to ASUU's rejection of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System .
- While ASUU commended Abia State Governor Alex Otti for fully adopting the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement, the union warned governors in Kano, Edo, and Plateau that failure to implement could plunge universities into an "industrial crisis of monumental proportions."
- Separately, ASUU opened confrontation with Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke over the two-year tenure extension granted to Osun State University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Clement Adegbooye, arguing the law permits only a single five-year term.
- Beyond university-specific grievances, ASUU accused the Federal Government and state governments of increasingly shifting attention from workers' welfare to the 2027 general elections following the lifting of the ban on electioneering campaigns on August 19.
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Nigeria: ASUU Threatens Fresh Strike, Gives Govt, States Ultimatum
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to shut down public universities again, warning that it may activate its suspended strike "without any further notice" unless the Federal Government and state governments urgently resolve outstanding issues affecting lecturers' welfare and the implementation of the 2025 agreement.
'No pay, no classes’ — ASUU threatens total nationwide university shutdown
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has threatened to ground academic activities in public universities across the country if the Federal Government and state governments fail to meet the union’s demands. The threat is contained in a statement by the union’s president, Christopher Piwuna, on Friday. The union stated that it could reactivate the strike […] ‘No pay, no classes’ — ASUU threatens total nationwide university shutdown
ASUU threatens fresh strike, gives FG, states ultimatum
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to shut down public universities again, warning that it may activate its suspended strike “without any further notice” unless the Federal Government and state governments urgently resolve outstanding issues affecting lecturers’ welfare and the implementation of the 2025 agreement. The union’s latest […]
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ASUU Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Non-Implementation Of 2025 Agreement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has threatened to resume its suspended strike should government continue to pay what it called lip service to its demands. President of ASUU, Chris Piwuna says the union is frustrated by the manner the Federal Government and many state governments have handled the implementation of the December 2025 […]
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