FG–ASUU Deal Promises Pay Rise, More Research Funds
The Federal Government says its 2025 agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities is aimed at protecting university autonomy while promoting lasting stability in Nigeria’s higher education system. The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dasuki Arabi, disclosed this during a working visit to Yakubu Gowon University in Gwagwalada, Abuja. According to […]
FG Starts 40% Allowance Increase for ASUU Members
The Federal Government has started putting into effect key welfare benefits agreed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), including improved pay allowances. In a statement released on Monday, the Ministry of Education said the move shows President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to keeping promises made to education workers and maintaining peace in public universities. […]
ASUU Deal Alone Won’t Secure Industrial Peace in Universities
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has called on the Federal Government to swiftly wrap up ongoing renegotiations with non-teaching university unions to ensure lasting peace across campuses. The unions involved include SSANU, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT).Speaking with journalists […]
ASUU Raises Alarm Over University Funding and Governance
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed serious concern over what it described as weak governance and alleged poor handling of funds in some Nigerian universities. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday during the unveiling of the 2025 agreement between the union and the Federal Government, ASUU President, Prof. Chris Pinuwa, warned that these […]
FG, ASUU Reach Deal on Pay and Strike Stability
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have formally unveiled a fresh agreement designed to put an end to prolonged disputes that have repeatedly crippled Nigeria’s university system through strikes and campus shutdowns. The 2025 pact concludes a renegotiation process that dates back to 2017, when efforts began to review the […]
Education Reforms: FG ASUU To Unveil New Agreement
Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will on Wednesday, January 14 2026 formalise a new agreement that will improve the quality of the university educational system and ensure stability.A statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo, says the the ceremony will be held […]
ASUU Urges FG To Use One Month Of Renegotiation Judiciously
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has stressed that the one month renegotiation window given to the federal government should be used judiciously to achieve a holistic resolution of their demands, particularly an upward review of the poor salaries paid to academicsin Nigeria public Universities. This was the submission made by the Union at the […]
FG Releases ₦2.3bn To ASUU
The Nigerian government has initiated steps to resolve grievances raised by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), following the union’s recent threat of renewed industrial action. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, confirmed the government’s actions, announcing the release of ₦2.3 billion dedicated to settling the ‘Batch 8 salary and promotion arrears’ owed to universities […]
Nigeria’s Strike Threat: NLC to Join ASUU
The handwriting is on the wall: Nigeria’s economy and education sectors are on the edge of collapse as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government (FG) to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), with the deadline’s expiration threatening to bring the country to […]
ASUU-Nigeria Loses Top Lecturers To JAPA Syndrome
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed deep concern over the increasing number of resignations by high-profile professors and newly recruited lecturers across Nigeria’s public universities. Many academics, according to the union, are leaving the country in search of better working conditions and more rewarding opportunities abroad. Speaking during a radio program, Situation […]
FG Threatens ASUU With ‘No Work, No Pay’ Rule
The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its decision to embark on an industrial strike, emphasising that constructive dialogue remains the most effective and sustainable path toward resolving all outstanding issues in the tertiary education sector. In a joint statement, the Honourable Minister of Education, […]
Pro-Chancellors Call on FG to Prevent ASUU Strike
The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities (COPSUN) has appealed to the Federal Government to act swiftly to prevent another shutdown of Nigeria’s universities, warning that the system is still recovering from previous industrial crises. In a communiqué issued after its 69th meeting in Abuja on Sunday, September 14, signed by Acting Chairman Prof. Ayodeji […]