The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has begun a two-week warning strike after the ultimatum issued to the Federal Government elapsed on Sunday.
The announcement was made by the National President of the union, Prof. Chris Piwuna, at a press briefing at the University of Abuja on Sunday.
The new faceoff between ASUU and the government comes amid ongoing negotiations aimed at averting another round of industrial unrest in public universities.
Last week, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed in Abuja that the government had entered the final phase of talks with ASUU and other unions to resolve lingering disputes over welfare, funding, and the implementation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement.
Alausa noted that the Tinubu administration had already made significant progress with the release of N50bn for the payment of Earned Academic Allowances, while another N150bn had been captured in the 2025 budget for needs assessment, to be disbursed in three tranches.
But declaring the strike, Piwuna stated, “Compatriots of the press, it goes without saying that there is nothing sufficient on the ground to stop the implementation of the ASUU-NEC’s resolution to embark on a two-week warning strike at the expiry of the 14-day notice given on the 28th September 2025.
“Consequently, all branches of ASUU are hereby directed to withdraw their services with effect from midnight on Monday, the 13th October, 2025. The warning strike shall be total and comprehensive as agreed at the last NEC meeting,’’ the ASUU president said.
