The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the suspension of its two-week warning strike, following renewed commitments from the Federal Government to address key outstanding issues raised by the union.
The strike, which began on October 13, 2025, was initially billed to end next Monday. However, the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) resolved to call off the action after an extensive meeting that ended in the early hours of Wednesday in Abuja.
Announcing the decision at a press conference, ASUU National President, Professor Chris Piwuna, said the union decided to suspend the strike in response to fresh assurances from the government and the intervention of the Nigerian Senate.
“NEC resolved that the warning strike is hereby suspended with immediate effect,” Professor Piwuna said. “Should the government fail to address the issues within one month, ASUU reserves the right to return to its initial decision.”
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Piwuna noted that the union had resorted to the industrial action after the expiration of an earlier 14-day ultimatum, accusing the government of “persistent neglect and insincerity” in implementing the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.
The agreement covers several unresolved demands, including the payment of withheld salaries, promotion arrears, earned academic allowances (EAA), the release of third-party deductions, and revitalization funding for public universities.
The ASUU president commended the Senate for facilitating dialogue between the union and the executive arm of government, describing the lawmakers’ intervention as “critical” in achieving the temporary truce.
“There would have been no warning strike at all if the government had been sincere with negotiations from the onset,” Piwuna added.
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ASUU, however, warned that the suspension should not be mistaken for a resolution of the crisis, stressing that the union would not hesitate to resume its industrial action if the government fails to deliver on its renewed promises within the agreed timeframe.
