The Academic Staff Union of Universities revealed that the Ministry of Education should respond by Monday (tomorrow).
This is because today (Sunday) marks day six of the union's ongoing strike. ASUU National President, Prof Chris Piwuna, stated this on Saturday in an interview at Abuja
On Monday, we anticipate receiving feedback from the ministry. Piwuna stated, "There is nothing to say at this time." This comes after the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, said the parliament was determined to broker peace and prevent the industrial action from escalating.
After the deadline given to the Federal Government on Sunday expired, the ASUU began a warning strike that would last for two weeks.
The ongoing negotiations to prevent another round of labor unrest at public universities come as the ASUU and the government engage in a new standoff.
Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, made the announcement in Abuja on Wednesday that the government had entered the final stage of negotiations with the ASUU and other unions to settle ongoing disagreements regarding welfare, funding, and the implementation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement.
Alausa mentioned that President Bola Tinubu's administration had already made significant progress with the release of N50 billion for the payment of Earned Academic Allowances.
Additionally, another N150 billion had been included in the budget for the year 2025 for the purpose of conducting a needs assessment, and it would be distributed in three separate installments. “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 of September 2025,” Piwuna stated when declaring the strike.
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.’’
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ASUU is currently demanding the conclusion of the renegotiated 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement, release of the withheld three and a half months’ salaries, sustainable funding of public universities, revitalisation of public universities and cessation of the victimisation of lecturers in Lagos State University, Kogi State University, now Prince Abubakar Audu University and Federal University of Technology, Owerri.
Payment of salary arrears ranging from 25 to 35 percent, promotion arrears spanning more than four years, and release of withheld third-party deductions (such as cooperative contributions and union check-off dues) are additional examples.