The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve long-standing issues affecting the university system or face a two-week warning strike.
In a statement released on Sunday, October 5, 2025, and signed by the Union’s President, Dr. Christopher Piwuna, ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC) announced the decision following an emergency meeting held on September 29, 2025.
According to the statement, the ultimatum is aimed at compelling the government to implement the renegotiated agreement transmitted to it since February 2025. The Union lamented the government’s continued delay in addressing issues that have plagued the university system for over eight years.
> “The NEC resolved to give government a fourteen-day ultimatum to resolve the issues contained in the negotiated document,” the bulletin read. “If the government fails to take acceptable and satisfactory steps, the union will proceed on a two-week warning strike at the expiration of the ultimatum.”
ASUU noted that its resolutions were communicated to the Minister of Labour, the Minister of Education, and the Nigeria Labour Congress. However, after a week, there has been “no meaningful development deserving of any consideration.”
Dr. Piwuna commended members for their patience throughout the prolonged negotiations and urged them to remain united and mobilize for possible action should the government fail to respond positively.
> “The goal of our current action remains principally to compel government to sign and implement the renegotiated agreement document,” he stated.
ASUU also emphasized the need for collective unity, warning members to take directives only from their local and zonal chairpersons while keeping in close contact with their congresses for updates.
The Union reiterated its commitment to fighting for the welfare of its members and the revitalization of the Nigerian University System (NUS) for global competitiveness.
> “We are strong when we organise, but weakened when we agonise. Our union has always acted in solidarity as a collective; this action will not be different,” Piwuna affirmed.
The statement ended with ASUU’s traditional slogan:
“United we bargain, divided we beg. Solidarity forever!”
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