Academic Staff Union of Universities has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
ASUU took the decision at the end of a National Executive Council meeting held on Sunday at the University of Abuja.
ASUU National President, Prof. Chris Piwuna disclosed this in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
It read, “At the National Executive Council meeting held at the University of Abuja on the 28th of September, 2025, the Union decried the neglect of the University system and the government’s consistent refusal to heed to its demands.
“Accordingly, ASUU has given the Federal Government of Nigeria an Ultimatum of fourteen (14) days within which to address these issues. If at the end of the fourteen-day ultimatum, the Federal Government fails to address these issues, the Union may have no option but to, first, embark on a two-week warning strike and thereafter, a total and indefinite strike.”
Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, had earlier set up a committee headed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Abel Enitan to look into a proposal for ASUU in a bid to ensure stability across universities.
But as of the time of filing this report, the committee had yet to make any decision known to the public.
ASUU’s core demands remain largely unchanged: renegotiation of the 2009 agreement, adequate revitalisation funds for universities, settlement of outstanding salary arrears, and sustainable funding mechanisms.
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