ASUU Raises Fresh Strike Threat

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has issued a blistering attack on the Federal Government over what it described as the distorted implementation of the 2025 FG-ASUU Agreement, warning that growing frustration among lecturers could trigger a fresh wave of industrial unrest across Nigerian universities

ising from its National Executive Council, or NEC, meeting held at the Modibbo Adama University, Yola, the union accused both federal and state governments of failing to honour critical aspects of the landmark agreement signed in December 2025, despite promises to restore stability to the nation’s tertiary education system.

Addressing the media after the meeting, ASUU president Prof. Christopher Piwuna said the momentum generated by the agreement was “fast waning” due to the government’s failure to properly implement key welfare and funding provisions.


“The increasing frustration occasioned by the seeming government’s disinterestedness in the welfare of Nigerian academics is brewing a pent-up anger which could erupt into a new wave of industrial unrest if not addressed,” the union warned.

ASUU condemned the Federal Government for failing to inaugurate the Implementation Monitoring Committee, IMC, which it said was designed to prevent bureaucratic sabotage and ensure faithful execution of the agreement.

The union alleged that federal universities were selectively implementing components of lecturers’ entitlements, including Consolidated Academic Tool Allowances, CATA; Earned Academic Allowances, EAA; and Professorial Allowances, PA, while many state governments had allegedly ignored the agreement entirely.

“Vice-Chancellors are picking and choosing what to pay,” ASUU said, insisting that all allowances ought to have been mainstreamed into lecturers’ salary packages.

The union also expressed outrage over unresolved welfare issues, including arrears of the 25–35 per cent salary award, promotion arrears, salary shortfalls linked to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, unremitted third-party deductions and the controversial withholding of three and a half months’ salaries following the 2022 ASUU strike.