Fresh strike looms as ASUU rattles FG, states
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria has threatened a nationwide strike if the government fails to fully implement the December 2025 agreement. The union demands the payment of withheld salaries and the remittance of deducted earnings to improve the welfare of academics.
Why it matters
A nationwide strike would disrupt public higher education across Nigeria, impacting millions of students and stalling academic progress.
ASUU logo Quick Read The union said it could revive its suspended industrial action “without any further notice” if the authorities failed to address the incomplete implementation of the December 2025 agreement, pay the remaining 3.5 months of withheld salaries and remit billions of naira deducted from lecturers’ earnings.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that Nigerian public universities could face another nationwide strike unless the Federal Government and state governments urgently resolve outstanding issues affecting lecturers.
The union said it could revive its suspended industrial action “without any further notice” if the authorities failed to address the incomplete implementation of the December 2025 agreement, pay the remaining 3.5 months of withheld salaries and remit billions of naira deducted from lecturers’ earnings.
The warning followed an emergency meeting of ASUU’s National Executive Council at the University of Abuja.
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