By Joseph Erunke, Abuja
ABUJA — The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has directed lecturers in 20 universities to commence preparations for industrial action over alleged failure by the Federal and state governments to fully implement the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement.
The union gave the affected governments and university authorities a 14-day ultimatum to address the outstanding issues, warning that its branches would commence strike action upon expiration of the ultimatum if their demands were not met.
The development has raised fresh concerns over possible disruption of academic activities in the nation’s tertiary institutions, months after the 2025 agreement was signed following years of negotiations between ASUU and the government.
ASUU took the decision at its National Executive Council, NEC, meeting held at the University of Abuja on August 8 and 9, 2026.
