ASUU suspends two-week warning strike

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its two-week warning strike for one month to give room for further negotiation with the Federal Government following intervention by stakeholders.

ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, announced the suspension of the strike on Wednesday in Abuja after an emergency National Executive Council meeting of the Union in Abuja, saying the warning strike is suspended with effect from midnight, Wednesday, the 22nd October, 2025.

The Union had on Monday, 13th October, declared a two-week warning strike to press home for the resolution of its demands by the Federal Government.

Some of the issues in contention include 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 universities, and cessation of the victimisation of lecturers in LASU, KSU (now Prince Abubakar Audu University) and FUTO.

Others are payment of the outstanding 25-35% salary arrears, payment of promotion arrears for over four years, and release of withheld third-party deductions (cooperative contributions, union check-off dues, among others).

The two-week warning strike was declared despite an appeal by the Federal Government for the Union to shelve the planned strike action over unmet demands, which the Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, said have lingered for over 15 years.

Speaking at the news conference, which has in attendance branch chairmen and zonal coordinators of ASUU, Piwuna said progress has been made.

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