The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that Nigeria’s public universities may be plunged into another round of industrial crisis if the Federal Government and state authorities fail to fully implement the 2025 agreement reached with the union.
In a statement issued on Monday by ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, the union expressed displeasure over what it described as a slow, disjointed and selective implementation of the agreement signed with the Federal Government in December 2025.
The position followed resolutions reached at the union’s National Executive Council meeting held at Modibbo Adama University on May 9 and 10, 2026.
The agreement, which became effective on January 1, 2026, was designed to address lingering disputes in the university system, including staff welfare, institutional funding and university autonomy. One of its major provisions was a 40 per cent salary increase for academic staff in federal tertiary institutions.
ASUU stated that it had remained patient since the public unveiling of the agreement in January but could no longer ignore what it called the government’s lack of commitment to full implementation.
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According to the union, the failure of the Federal Government to inaugurate the Implementation Monitoring Committee has weakened the process and exposed the agreement to bureaucratic delays.
The union also accused some federal university administrators of selectively implementing allowances such as Earned Academic Allowances and Professorial Allowances instead of fully integrating them into the Consolidated Academic Staff Salary Structure.
ASUU further criticised several state governments for allegedly refusing to adopt the agreement despite participating in negotiations.
The union warned that frustration among lecturers was rising and could trigger another nationwide strike if urgent steps were not taken.
It also announced plans to convene an emergency NEC meeting in the coming weeks to assess the situation and decide on possible next actions.
The development comes weeks after Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, declared that strikes in tertiary institutions had become a thing of the past following the government’s agreement with ASUU.
