The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that strikes are never its preferred option in resolving disputes with the Federal Government, stressing that industrial action is only taken after all negotiation efforts have failed. ASUU President, Professor Christopher Piwuna, stated this after meeting with the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND in
The President of the University of Lagos Alumni Association, Ifeoluwa Oyedele, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend its ongoing strike and return to the classrooms. Mr Oyedele appealed the association’s 55th Anniversary Awards and Recognition Dinner held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, on Friday night. He urged the
Each Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike is more than a pause in lectures; it reflects Nigeria’s recurring governance failure. The latest two-week warning strike, which began on October 13, has once again paralysed campuses across the country, sending thousands of students home and halting academic progress. At its core, this strike is a
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has once again shut down Nigeria’s public universities — not out of rebellion, but in protest against what it calls a pattern of deceit and neglect by the federal government. The latest two-week warning strike, declared on October 13 2025, is ASUU’s response to what it describes as
Sen. Ita Enang, the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to work. “My advice to ASUU is to call off the strike and go back to work while they continue with negotiations with the Federal Government.” He added that the federal government should
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan chapter, has accused the Federal Government of lacking sincerity in its approach to collective bargaining and the welfare of academic staff in public universities. The institution’s ASUU Chairman, Dr Adefemi Afolabi, made the accusation while speaking on Situation Room, a radio programme in Ibadan. This
Bishop Taiwo Adelakun, the Presiding Bishop of Victory International Church and National Vice President (South West) of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has called for a discussion between the federal government (FG) and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In the same vein, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the
A civic group, the Future Nigeria Movement (FNM), has criticised the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for what it described as its continued dependence on strike actions to press demands from the Federal Government. In a statement signed by its National Leader, Livingstone Wechie, and released in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, the group said
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has vowed to continue its ongoing two-week nationwide warning strike, saying the Federal Government has failed to act on its long-standing promises to revitalise the university system. Chairman of the University of Ibadan chapter, Dr Adefemi Afolabi, told newsmen on Tuesday that members across campuses were fully complying
ASUU, Genocide, Clemency, Aremu: A National Wake-Up Call
In his latest intervention, Presidential Monologue (78), Prof Sylvester Akhaine of Lagos State University draws President Bola Tinubu’s attention to four pressing national concerns: the unresolved Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike, alleged genocide against Christians in Nigeria, the exercise of presidential prerogative of mercy, and the death of veteran activist Comrade Abiodun Aremu.