Barely every week earlier than the graduation of its deliberate nationwide strike, the Tutorial Employees Union of Universities (ASUU) has begun mobilising members throughout universities within the nation.
The union mentioned the transfer adopted the Federal Authorities’s continued silence regardless of receiving a proper strike discover addressed to all related authorities, together with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Maigari Dingyadi.
ASUU had, final Monday, introduced plans to close down all public universities in Nigeria to press house its long-standing calls for.
The union defined that the discover, which took impact from Sunday, September 28, 2025, would precede a two-week warning strike earlier than escalating into a complete and indefinite motion if the federal government failed to reply appropriately.
Nevertheless, in a contemporary letter signed by the union’s President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, and circulated to all ASUU branches, the union mentioned it had no selection however to proceed with the strike in response to what it described as authorities’s nonchalance.
Within the letter dated October 5, 2025, and obtained by Each day Belief on Monday, Piwuna lamented the absence of any significant progress in efforts to resolve the lingering points.
He mentioned, “The Nationwide Government Council (NEC) of our Union, at its emergency assembly of twenty ninth September, 2025, having evaluated the outcomes of the referendum held throughout our branches, resolved to provide authorities a fourteen-day ultimatum to resolve the problems contained within the negotiated doc which has been transmitted to authorities since February, 2025.”
“It was additional resolved that the union will proceed on a two-week warning strike on the expiration of the ultimatum if authorities fails to take acceptable and passable steps to handle the lingering points.”
“The resolutions have been instantly communicated to the Honourable Minister of Labour, the Honourable Minister of Schooling and the Nigeria Labour Congress.”
Based on Piwuna, “It’s now one week since these resolutions have been reached and communicated to the suitable authorities. I remorse to tell you that there isn’t a significant growth deserving of any consideration to be reported.”
He continued, “As we enter the second and closing week of the ultimatum, I thanks on behalf of NEC for the endurance and understanding which you demonstrated because the graduation of this tortuous negotiation that has unjustifiably lasted over eight years.”
“The aim of our present motion stays principally to compel Authorities to signal and implement the renegotiated Contract doc, amongst different calls for.”
Piwuna additional charged all ASUU members to accentuate mobilisation efforts, stressing the necessity for unity and collective resolve within the days forward.
“The times forward name for mobilization of each member of our union to make sure unity of function. Nobody must be neglected of the battle to our welfare, stem the Japa syndrome and reposition the Nigeria College System (NUS) for world competitiveness.”
“We’re sturdy after we organise, however weakened after we agonise! Our Union has at all times acted in solidarity as a collective; this motion won’t be totally different.”
He urged members to observe official directions and stay dedicated to the collective trigger, stating, “Members are to take directions solely from their Chairpersons. When unsure, members ought to seek the advice of their Chairpersons, Zonal Coordinators and attend Congress conferences often for updates on additional developments.”