Education Sector In More Trouble, As ASUU Commences Strike

The Nigerian education sector is in for more trouble given that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decided to commence a two-week strike today.

This follows the elapse yesterday, of an ultimatum which it earlier issued to the Federal Government.

National President of the union, Professor Chris Piwuna, announced the commencement of the strike at a press briefing at the University of Abuja yesterday.

“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”, the national president told journalists, adding:

“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.’’

Our correspondent learnt that the Federal Government had extended an invitation to the union last Friday in a bid to meet the deadline set by ASUU leadership.

During the meeting, the government presented a proposal to ASUU, which was rejected by its leadership because the new offer did not meet the demands presented by the union.

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On ASUU demand list are the following:

i.                 conclusion of the renegotiated 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement,

ii.                release of the withheld three and a half months’ salaries,

iii.               sustainable funding of public universities,

iv.               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.

v.                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).

As it appears, the only tool in the hands of the federal government is the “no work, no pay”, policy, but this would sway the leadership of ASUU is yet to be ascertained,

What is clear however, is that the education sector is set for another regime of losses, more so on the part of the learners.