By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) declared on Sunday a two-week total and comprehensive warning strike across all public universities in Nigeria. The announcement was made by the Union’s National President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, during a press briefing at the University of Abuja.
“Compatriots of the press, it goes without saying that there is nothing sufficient on ground to stop the implementation of the ASUU-NEC’s resolution to embark on a two-week warning strike at the expiry of the 14-day notice given on the 28th September 2025. Consequently, all branches of ASUU are hereby directed to withdraw their services with effect from midnight on Monday, the 13th October, 2025. The warning strike shall be total and comprehensive as agreed at the last NEC meeting,” Piwuna stated.
The latest standoff between university lecturers and the Federal Government comes amid ongoing negotiations aimed at averting another round of industrial action in the nation’s tertiary institutions. On Wednesday, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, revealed in Abuja that the government has entered the final phase of talks with ASUU and other unions to resolve lingering disputes over welfare, funding, and the implementation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement.
Alausa noted that the Tinubu administration has already made significant progress with the release of N50bn for the payment of Earned Academic Allowances, while another N150bn has been captured in the 2025 budget for needs assessment, to be disbursed in three tranches.
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