ASUU President Chris Piwuna, said the union had become frustrated by the manner in which governments had handled the implementation of the agreement, accusing them of paying what it described as “lip service” to issues that were painstakingly negotiated and agreed upon.
A statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo, said the funds had been released for the payment of eligible academic staff across federal tertiary institutions.
The union also said all academic activities had been suspended, including lectures and tutorials, examinations and continuous assessments, supervision of projects and theses, as well as Senate and Faculty Board meetings and other academic-related activities.
The union called...
ASUU says the Federal Government has failed to honour key provisions of the 2025 agreement, leaving lecturers without outstanding withheld salaries, wage awards and promotion arrears.
The union directs branches in more than 20 public universities to begin...
July 6, (THEWILL) — It has become very necessary to clear some of the innumerable misconceptions surrounding the implementation of the ASUU-FGN Agreement which was signed on December, 23, 2025. Without doubt, this clarification shall be for the benefit...
May 12, (THEWILL) — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised concerns over what it described as the slow and distorted implementation of the 2025 agreement reached with the Federal Government, warning that Nigeria’s public university system...
May 05, (THEWILL) — The Academic Staff Union of Research Institute (ASURI) has come hard on her counterpart, the Academic Staff Union of Colleges of Agriculture (ASUCA), over alleged disruption of academic activities and a call for industrial action...
March 27, (THEWILL) — Fresh tension is building in Nigeria’s university system as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal Government a four-day ultimatum to commence payment of the newly approved salary structure for...
January 14, (THEWILL) — The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, unveiled a landmark agreement between the Federal Government (FGN) and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The signing ceremony, held at the...
January 12, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are set to formally unveil a signed landmark agreement aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s university system, raising fresh hopes for sustained industrial peace and improved...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused South Africa of betraying the spirit of African solidarity for which Nigeria fought during the country’s struggle against apartheid.