Resident Doctors Suspend Strike After Signing MoU With Federal Government

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide indefinite strike, which began on November 1. The decision followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government after hours of negotiations. With the agreement reached, resident doctors are expected to resume duties immediately across hospitals nationwide.

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Strike: ASUU disputes FG’s claim of N50bn payment.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities says it has not received the N50bn revitalisation fund the Federal Government recently claimed to have released, insisting that none of the union’s demands has been met ahead of its National Executive Council meeting slated for November 8 and 9, 2025.
ASUU stated this in a Wednesday statement signed by Prof. Jurbe Molwus, who recalled that the union suspended its two-week warning strike in good faith after assurances from senior government officials that concrete proposals would be brought to the table.

“As ASUU mobilises for its National Executive Council meeting scheduled to hold on the 8th and 9th November, 2025, we expect that some of the outstanding entitlements such as 3.5 months withheld salaries, 25/35% wage award arrears, promotion arrears, unpaid salaries of some members etc. would have been paid to university workers by now. But all we get is press releases by the Honourable Minister of Education. What we need is credit alerts and not misleading releases.”

He noted that the Federal Government’s recent announcement of a N50bn disbursement had not translated into payment to universities.

“It is sad to further note that even the N50bn revitalisation fund the FGN claimed to have released some weeks ago is yet to reach the universities. We do not know why the Minister of Education is still keeping it.”

Molwus also faulted comments by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, claiming that N2.3bn had been released to settle salary and promotion arrears.

“Again, the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Maruf Alausa, was quoted to have said in a recent release that ‘The FG has released N2.3bn to clear salary and promotion arrears in all federal universities’.

“But, as we speak right now, the university workers have yet to receive any such alerts. So, the minister’s claim of clearing backlog may be in the fiction of his imagination. He also claimed to have strengthened academic staff welfare, and we ask how?”

Molwus argued that the funds cited by the minister were insufficient.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its ongoing two-week warning strike, 10 days after it began.

ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, announced the decision on Wednesday at a press conference in Abuja, directing members to resume work starting Thursday.

According to Piwuna, the suspension followed “fruitful engagements” with government representatives during negotiations held last week. The decision was reached after an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the union held in Abuja between October 21 and 22.

However, he warned that the union would resume the strike if the government failed to meet its commitments within a month.

“NEC resolved to grant the government a one-month window to conclude the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement and address all other outstanding issues,” Piwuna said.

He added that ASUU expects the government to use the opportunity to ensure lasting industrial harmony and stability in the university system.

ASUU Suspends Warning Strike, Give FG Ultimatum.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has suspended its two weeks warning strike, giving Nigeria’s Federal Government fours weeks ultimatum her demands.

The two-week total and comprehensive warning strike was suspended, in a post published on its official X (former Twitter) account on Wednesday October 22, 2025, granting the Federal Government a one-month window to meet all outstanding demands on staff welfare, unpaid entitlements, university revitalization, and full implementation of the 2009 ASUU–FGN agreement.

Meanwhile ASUU President Dr. Chris Piwuna, during a press conference in the nation’s capital of Abuja, said that the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Union resolved to give the FG one month window to address all their demands as stated in the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.

The President though stated that the gesture to suspend the strike was through the efforts of the Nigeria’s Senate who sued for a round table agreement.

Strike: ASUU to hold strategic NEC meeting as action enters week two.

The national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU, will meet today, Tuesday, to evaluate its position on the ongoing strike by its members.

The development comes after ASUU disclosed that the Government’s Renegotiation Team, led by Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, came to the negotiation table with a documented response to the union’s demands and made some offers to it.

In a strike bulletin issued on Monday, the union acknowledged that progress was being recorded in certain areas such as the release of third-party deductions, arrears of promotions, mainstreaming of Earned Academic Allowance, EAA, confiscation of University of Abuja land, and victimization of its members in KSU, LASU and FUTO.

ASUU members on Monday held congresses across its branches in the various universities to vote on whether the union should suspend or continue its labour action.

Recall that the union had given a 14-day ultimatum to the federal government for the conclusion and implementation of the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, as well as addressing other demands of its members.

However, there’s indication that ASUU wasn’t ready to throw in the towel yet as feelers are that many of the branches have voted in support of the continuation of the strike.

Officials of ASUU at the University of Abuja, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. They confided in DAILY POST that the matter is far from being over.

According to them, their members in respective branches were in support of the continuation of the strike despite some offers being made to ASUU by the Nigerian government.

NLC Threatens Nationwide Action if FG Fails to End ASUU Strike, Gives Deadline.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to join forces with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) if the Federal Government fails to conclude negotiations with unions in the tertiary education sector.

The decision was announced by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, during an interactive session with labour correspondents in Abuja, following a meeting between the NLC and leaders of tertiary institutions’ unions held at the Congress headquarters.

His statement, “We have decided to give the Federal Government four weeks to conclude all negotiations in this sector. They have started talks with ASUU, but the problems extend beyond ASUU,” Ajaero stated.

“If after four weeks these negotiations are not concluded, the organs of the NEC will meet to decide on a nationwide action involving all workers and unions in the country, to ensure that lasting solutions are found.”

The NLC also criticised the Federal Government’s no-work-no-pay policy imposed on members of ASUU for embarking on strike, describing it as unjust and provocative.

“The so-called policy of no work, no pay will henceforth be no pay, no work. You cannot benefit from an action you instigated. We have discovered that most strike actions in this country — up to 90% — are caused by the government’s failure to honour agreements,” Ajaero added.

Nigeria’s tertiary education system has been plagued by instability, with the ongoing ASUU strike leading to the closure of universities nationwide.

ASUU National President, Professor Chris Piwuna, had announced the strike during a press briefing at the University of Abuja on Sunday, following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the government on September 28. The union cited unresolved issues such as staff welfare, salary arrears, infrastructure decay, and the non-implementation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement.

FG Warns ASUU Over Planned Strike, Threatens to Enforce ‘No Work, No Pay’ Policy.

The Federal Government has cautioned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that it will enforce the “no work, no pay” policy if the union proceeds with its planned nationwide strike.

ASUU had earlier announced a two-week warning strike beginning October 13, citing the government’s failure to address long-standing demands, including the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement, release of withheld salaries, and improved funding for public universities.

In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry of Education expressed disappointment over ASUU’s decision, describing it as uncooperative despite ongoing efforts to avert industrial action. The ministry emphasized that the “no work, no pay” rule is a valid labour law and would be applied if academic activities are disrupted.

“While the government continues to demonstrate goodwill and flexibility, it will not neglect its duty to ensure fairness and accountability in the use of public resources,” the statement read.

The ministry reaffirmed its readiness for dialogue, stressing that engagement not confrontation remains the best approach to resolving disputes. It also assured students, parents, and the public of its commitment to maintaining peace and stability within the tertiary education system.

ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, however, maintained that only concrete government action not promises would prevent the strike, despite previous appeals from the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, for the union to reconsider its stance.

No Going Back On Strike, ASUU Tells FG.

YENAGOA – The President of the Academ­ic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Chris Piwuna, has re­stated that there is no going back on its planned two weeks nation­wide warning strike over some lingering issues, if the Federal Government fails to respond on or before October 13 expiry date.

The planned strike follows a two-week ultimatum issued by the union, last week, asking the Federal Government to address its unresolved issues, including the signing and implementation of the renegotiated 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement.

Speaking with newsmen during the Orientation/Lead­ership Training for Academic Staff Union, Niger Delta Univer­sity branch, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Piwuna insisted that the union has agreed on their position on a warning strike which will not change except their demands with the Federal Government are met.

He said, “The warning strike has been issued and we are not meeting to discuss that again as a union because our position has been taken, and by midnight of Monday we will embark on two weeks warning strike, after which we will meet after the ex­piration to decide when to begin an indefinite and comprehensive strike action.

“The issues still remain the same, re-negotiation of our 2009 documents is still lingering over the years, and we want Nigerians to know that we have been talking and the strike action is coming after several years of negotiations and we are not just jumping on a strike.

“We have given government enough time on this particular issue, just imagine they gave us three weeks to get back to us and never did till this moment. Ni­gerians must always look at the actions of government that has al­ways pushed us to such actions”.

On the issue of NELFUND, Pi­wuna said, “We have told govern­ment that we do not support loan in such a depressed economy. An economy where unemployment rate is high, families can’t feed, so where from where do they want them to repay the loan.

“If they truly want to give them monies, they should come out clean; where are the jobs that will enable them repay the loans, if the monies are meant to make the universities run better it should be given as a grant, not a loan.

ASUU to FG: Meet Our Demands in 14 Days or Face Fresh Strike.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a fourteen-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve a series of long-standing demands affecting the nation’s public universities or risk fresh industrial action.

The decision followed the union’s National Executive Council meeting held on September 28, 2025, at the University of Abuja, where it accused the government of persistent neglect and failure to honour previous agreements. In a communiqué signed by ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, the union warned that it would embark on a two-week warning strike if no tangible steps were taken within the given timeframe, with the possibility of escalating to an indefinite strike.

ASUU listed its unresolved demands to include the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, adequate revitalisation funding for public universities, payment of outstanding salary arrears, and the establishment of sustainable financing mechanisms for the education sector. According to the union, these issues have been pending for too long despite repeated promises and committees set up by government officials.

The Federal Government had earlier inaugurated a committee led by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Abel Enitan, to review ASUU’s proposals, but the union lamented that no concrete outcome has been communicated. It stressed that unless urgent action is taken, the nation’s university system may once again be thrown into crisis, disrupting the academic calendar and affecting millions of students across the country.

With the countdown to the ultimatum already underway, the ball is now in the government’s court to avert another nationwide shutdown of academic activities.

Tinubu Government Leaves Us No Choice But To Go On Strike, Nigerian University Lecturers, ASUU, Tell Students, Parents.

ASUU accused the Tinubu government of using delay tactics, holding meetings that lead to resolutions that are never implemented.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that it may be forced to resume strike action nationwide, accusing President Bola Tinubu’s government of insincerity, deliberate neglect, and failure to implement agreements reached with the union.

Speaking at a press conference broadcast on AIT and monitored by SaharaReporters on Thursday, the Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Nsukka Zone, Christian Opata, said Nigerian lecturers have been left with no option but to return “to the trenches.”

“As you are aware, our union has been dialoguing with the government for over a decade on the same issues. Within this period, agreements were reached, timelines were given, but each time the government would brazenly and unashamedly jettison the agreements and fail to act within the timelines,” Opata stated.

He noted that while Nigerians may have been surprised that ASUU had not embarked on a strike in the last two years, this was not because the government had addressed its demands but because the union deliberately restrained itself to prove it was not a “strike-mongering body.”

“This was simply our way of demonstrating to Nigerians and the global community that we are not strike mongers as speculated. Having given the government time to show some elements of sincerity, seriousness, and display some level of humanity, we have no option but to put them and the public on notice that we may go back to the trenches (go back to strike),” he said.

Listing the core grievances fueling the looming strike, Opata said: “The bones of contention are legion, but prominent among them are the renegotiation of the 2009 agreements between ASUU and FGN, the gradual and purposeful erosion of university autonomy, the tactical withdrawal from the principles of collective bargaining, refusal to revitalize public universities, non-payment of withheld and outstanding salaries of our members for work they have done, non-payment of promotion arrears to staff, the criminal withholding of third-party deductions, the non-payment of the 25 to 30 percent wage increase, the starving of universities of funds, and the attempt to reload our members into slavery.”

FG Pledges To Hunt Down Killers Of Worshippers In Katsina

The Federal Government has vowed to bring to justice the perpetrators of Tuesday’s mosque attack in Malumfashi, Katsina State, where at least 32 worshippers were killed.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, described the attack as “callous and barbaric,” assuring Nigerians that security forces were on the trail of the criminals and justice would be “swift and decisive.”

He added that the incident was not just a crime against the people of Malumfashi but “an assault on our shared humanity.”

President Bola Tinubu extended condolences to the victims’ families, the Katsina State Government, and the Malumfashi community.

The government also highlighted recent counter-terrorism gains, including the arrest of top Ansaru and Mahmuda group leaders, reaffirming its commitment to ensure terrorists find “no hiding place in Nigeria.”

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Nigeria NewsASUP Gives FG 21 Days To Meet Demands.

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet outstanding demands contained in its 2010 agreement with the union.
ASUP Maintains Stand On December 2 Nationwide Strike
Naija News reports that ASUP President, Shammah Kpanja, disclosed this on Thursday during a briefing to newsmen after an emergency National Executive Council meeting in Abuja.

Kpanja explained that the union’s demands include the immediate release of a circular by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission to effect payment of the Peculiar Academic Allowance for polytechnic lecturers.

He said, “The Peculiar Academic Allowances paid to academic staff across polytechnics are a component of the ASUP/FGN 2010 agreement. Rather than make provisions for payment, these allowances have been removed from the budgeting template, and the Federal Ministry of Education has failed to intervene in definite terms.”

The union president noted that the 25/35 per cent salary review arrears, covering 12 months and already captured in the budget, were yet to be released “for reasons beyond the comprehension of the union.”

He also faulted the continued outsourcing of the polytechnic accreditation process by the National Board for Technical Education despite assurances to halt the practice.

Kpanja lamented that many state governments have yet to implement the new national minimum wage in polytechnics.

He further decried the continued delay in approving a dual mandate structure aimed at ending the “longstanding discrimination against HND holders.”

“In view of the items listed above, our union’s NEC has resolved to issue a 21-day ultimatum to the government to address the issues satisfactorily.

“A failure to utilise this window may lead to the declaration of a trade dispute and withdrawal of services of our members across public polytechnics and monotechnics nationwide,” he warned.

News Brief: ASUU Accuses Politicians of Commercialising VC Selection

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has criticised the politicisation of vice-chancellor appointments, citing the case at Alvan Ikoku University of Education, Owerri. The union said universities are being treated as commodities for politicians and contractors rather than centres of merit and scholarship.

ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, also decried poor lecturer welfare, inadequate research resources, and dilapidated infrastructure, warning that neglect of the academic workforce could trigger another industrial crisis.

The union urged federal and state governments to conclude the long-delayed renegotiation of the 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement, stressing that only a proper collective bargaining deal can resolve lingering disputes.

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