The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced a two-week warning strike with effect from Sunday midnight, following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum earlier issued to the Federal Government to meet its long standing demands.
The union also warned that unless concrete steps were taken within the two-week period of the warning strike, it would not hesitate to extend the strike indefinitely.
President of ASUU, Professor Chris Piwuna who addressed newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, directed it’s members to withdraw their services across the country, effective 12:01am on Monday.
Piwuna noted that the warning strike was aimed at compelling the government to honour outstanding agreements and address the persistent challenges facing public universities in Nigeria.
While maintaining that the strike action had become inevitable after all attempts to engage with the government yielded no tangible results, Piwuna expressed dismay that nothing significant has happened since it issued the two-week ultimatum.
According to him, the union resolved to embark on the total strike after several rounds of meetings with government representatives ended without any tangible commitment.
“Government has been asking for time with nothing concrete on ground to resolve it, he said.
Piwuna who insisted that the union had exhausted all avenues for dialogue and patience, emphasized that the strike action was the last resort to compel the government to fulfill its promises, adding that the union had consistently shown restraint in order not to disrupt the academic calendar, but the government’s insensitivity left them with no other alternative than to withdraw services nationwide.
“Consequently, all branches of ASUU are hereby directed to withdraw their services with effect from midnight (12.01a.m.) on Monday, 13th October, 2025. The warning strike shall be total and comprehensive as agreed at the last NEC meeting” he said.
The ASUU President urged all well-meaning Nigerians, civil society organizations, and the media to prevail on the Federal Government to address the lingering issues once and for all.
“This struggle is not just for university lecturers; it is for the soul of public education in Nigeria” he dded.
The seven-point demands include: re-negotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement; sustainable funding of universities; revitalization of universities; victimization of ASUU members in Lagos State University (LASU), KSU (now Prince Abubakar Audu University), and Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO). Others are outstanding 25–35per cent salary arrears; promotion arrears for over four years as well as third-party deductions.
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