The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to implement the long-negotiated agreement between both parties or face a two-week warning strike.
In a statement issued from the union’s Festus Iyayi National Secretariat Complex, University of Abuja, and signed by its National President, Dr. Christopher Piwuna, ASUU disclosed that the ultimatum followed a resolution reached at an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on September 29, 2025.
According to the statement, the decision was based on the outcome of a referendum conducted across ASUU branches, where members overwhelmingly supported the move to press home the union’s long-standing demands.
Dr. Piwuna noted that the issues in contention, contained in a renegotiated agreement transmitted to the government since February 2025, remain unresolved despite several meetings and assurances. “It is now one week since our resolutions were communicated to the Ministers of Labour and Education as well as the Nigeria Labour Congress, yet there has been no meaningful development deserving of any report,” the statement read.
ASUU expressed frustration over what it described as the government’s eight-year delay in concluding and implementing agreements reached with the union, stressing that the ongoing struggle is aimed at compelling the government to sign and implement the renegotiated agreement and address other outstanding welfare and systemic issues in the Nigerian University System (NUS).
Dr. Piwuna urged members to remain united and vigilant as the ultimatum enters its second and final week, calling for massive mobilization and solidarity across all branches. “We are strong when we organise but weakened when we agonise,” he said. “United we bargain, divided we beg. Solidarity forever.”
ASUU advised members to take instructions only from their branch chairpersons and to attend congress meetings regularly for updates as the union prepares for possible industrial action.
