Strike: We Expect FG's feedback, Says ASUU.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it is expecting to hear from the Ministry of Education by Monday (tomorrow).
This is as the ongoing strike by the union hits day six today (Sunday).
ASUU National President, Prof Chris Piwuna, stated this on Saturday in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja.
“We are expecting feedback from the ninistry on Monday. For now, there is nothing to say,” Piwuna said.
This comes after the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, said the parliament was determined to broker peace and prevent the industrial action from escalating.
ASUU commenced a two-week warning strike after the ultimatum issued to the Federal Government elapsed last Sunday.
The renewed standoff between ASUU and the government comes amid ongoing negotiations aimed at averting another round of industrial unrest in public universities
Last Wednesday, 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 President Bola Tinubu’s 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.’’
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.
Others are payment of 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).
Source: PUNCH
