The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on another nationwide strike over the alleged failure of the Federal Government to fully implement the agreement reached with the union in December 2025.
The union accused the government of partially executing the agreement while leaving several key issues unresolved, including unpaid salaries and outstanding allowances owed to university lecturers.
The warning was issued after ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the Modibbo Adama University.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, listed the unresolved concerns to include the withholding of three-and-a-half months’ salaries, unpaid promotion arrears, salary shortfalls linked to the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), unremitted third-party deductions, and unpaid arrears from the 25 to 35 per cent wage award.
Piwuna said the continued delay in resolving the issues was increasing frustration among lecturers across Nigerian universities and could trigger another round of industrial action if urgent steps are not taken.
According to him, the government’s perceived lack of commitment to lecturers’ welfare has created growing anger within the academic community.
He appealed to both the Federal and state governments to honour the agreement reached with ASUU and clear all outstanding entitlements in order to prevent disruption in the university system.
The ASUU president added that the union was still willing to engage the government through dialogue but disclosed that NEC would reconvene in the coming weeks to assess the situation and determine the next course of action if there is no meaningful progress.
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