ASUU: FG orders VCs to enforce ‘no work, no pay’ policy against striking lecturers

The Federal Government has directed vice-chancellors of national universities to instantly instrumentality the “no work, nary pay” argumentation connected members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) participating successful the ongoing nationwide strike.

The directive was contained successful a circular dated October 13, 2025, and signed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa. 

Copies of the circular were sent to cardinal authorities officials, including the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Permanent Secretary of Education, Pro-Chancellors of national universities, the Director-General of the Budget Office, the Accountant-General of the Federation, and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC).

In the circular, the ministry expressed disappointment implicit the continued concern enactment by ASUU, contempt repeated appeals for dialogue. It warned that the authorities would nary longer tolerate actions that breach existing labour laws.

“In enactment with the provisions of the Labour Laws of the Federation, the Federal Government reiterates its presumption connected the enforcement of the ‘No Work, No Pay’ argumentation successful respect of immoderate worker who fails to discharge his oregon her authoritative duties during the play of onslaught action,” the circular stated.

Dr. Alausa directed each vice-chancellors to behaviour an contiguous rotation telephone and carnal headcount of world unit crossed their institutions, and to taxable elaborate reports indicating those contiguous and performing their duties and those absent owed to the strike.

He added that outgo of salaries should beryllium suspended for immoderate lecturer who fails to execute authoritative responsibilities during the onslaught period. However, helium clarified that members of the Congress of University Academics (CONUA) and the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) — who are not portion of the strike — should not beryllium penalised.

“The ministry expects afloat compliance with this directive,” Alausa stated, instructing the NUC to show implementation and taxable a consolidated compliance study to the ministry wrong 7 days.

“Please dainty this substance with utmost urgency and a heavy consciousness of work successful nationalist interest,” the curate told assemblage administrators.

ASUU had connected Sunday declared a full and broad informing strike, effectual Monday, October 13. 

The union’s demands see the decision of the renegotiated 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement, merchandise of withheld salaries and arrears, revitalisation backing for nationalist universities, and an extremity to alleged victimisation of members successful immoderate institutions.

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