The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced a total and comprehensive two-week warning strike across all public universities in Nigeria.
The union’s National President, Professor Chris Piwuna, announced the decision during a press briefing on Sunday at the University of Abuja.
According to Piwuna, there has been “no meaningful progress to prevent the union from moving forward with its planned industrial action.”
He noted that the 14-day ultimatum issued on September 28, 2025, expired without any tangible response from the government.
All ASUU branches nationwide, he said, have been directed to fully withdraw their services starting midnight, Monday, October 13, 2025.
Piwuna added that the action would be “total and comprehensive,” reflecting the resolution reached during the union’s most recent National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.
ASUU had earlier given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to meet its demands or face industrial action.
Following its NEC meeting on September 28, the union accused the government of neglecting the university system and ignoring repeated calls for reform.
“Apart from engagement with the press, in August 2025, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in both federal and state universities held rallies, carrying placards, on their campuses to press the government to address the lingering issues in the university system.
“Nothing came out of all these rallies and pleas. What is clear for now is that both the federal and state governments have a strong habit of paying little or no attention to the education sector in general and the welfare of university academics in particular,” ASUU stated.
In response, the Federal Government appealed to ASUU to reconsider its strike plans, assuring that steps were being taken to address outstanding issues.
