ASUU Issues 14-day Ultimatum To FG Over Unresolved Issues

By Bukola Kayode

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The national president of ASUU, Prof. Chris Piwuna announced the decision of the National Executive Council of the union in a copy of strike action notice he personally signed and made available to journalists.

“ 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”, it read.

ASUU’s major demands include the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement, adequate revitalisation funds for univer­sities, settlement of outstanding salary arrears, and sustainable funding mechanisms.

The Federal Government had through the Federal Ministry of Education set up a committee led by the permanent secretary of the ministry, Abel Enitan, to work on a proposal for ASUU to prevent a disruption of the academic calendar.