• Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) finally suspended its two-week warning strike across public universities in Nigeria
• Chris Piwuna, the president of the academic union, announced the development at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, October 22
• Piwuna disclosed the development that led to the suspension of the warning strike, adding that the union would not give any notice if the government takes no action on ASUU’s demands

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the suspension of the two-week strike it declared across all Nigerian public universities last week.

This was announced by the union at a press conference held at its headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, October 22.

Why ASUU suspended warning strike

Chris Piwuna, the president of ASUU, announced the development while reading a prepared speech to journalists. He explained that the suspension of the warning strike was due to the intervention of the Senate and some other well-meaning Nigerians.

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However, Piwuna explained that the union’s National Executive Council decided to give a one-month window to the federal government to address contentious areas.

The university lecturers then urged the government to meet its demands within the one-month suspension window. The demands of the union included the 2009 ASUU-Federal Government agreement, disbursement of the university revitalisation fund, and the payment of outstanding salaries and earned allowances, among others.

ASUU also warned the federal government that the lecturers would resume their strike without any notice if the government make no concrete plan to address their demand within one month.

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Earlier, the union maintained that its going on the two-week warning strike was due to the silence of the federal government on the notice it issued to all relevant authorities, including the Minister of Labour and Employment, Maigari Dingyadi.

On Monday, September 29, the university lecturers announced the plan to shut down public universities across the country in pressing home their demands.

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ASUU specifically explained that the strike notice, which started from Saturday, September 28, 2025, would first lead to a two-week warning strike, and after that, would be a total and indefinite strike as a result of the attitude of the federal government

However, Daily Trust reported that a new notice, which was signed by Prof. Chris Piwuna, the ASUU president, was sent to the union’s branches, saying that the lecturers had no choice but to shut down the universities through strike because of the conduct of the government.

Why NLC should not join the ASUU strike

Legit.ng earlier reported that the deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, cautioned NLC against joining the ASUU strike, warning it could derail ongoing education reforms led by Minister Maruf Tunji Alausa.

Agbese appealed to NLC, ASUU and other stakeholders to support bold reforms and give the education sector time to stabilise.

Agbese reaffirmed the National Assembly’s commitment to dialogue and urged unions to avoid further disruptions in the academic calendar.

Source: Legit.ng