Uncertainty In Varsities As ASUU 14-Day Ultimatum Ends Today

There is uncertainty successful nationalist universities crossed Nigeria arsenic the 14-day ultimatum issued by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the national authorities expires today.

The ultimatum, which was announced connected September 28, was portion of renewed efforts by the national to compel the authorities to code unresolved issues successful the nation’s assemblage system.

When LEADERSHIP Weekend asked astir the union’s adjacent enactment of enactment arsenic the deadline drew to a close, ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, simply said, “No comment.”

However, it was gathered from credible sources wrong the national that ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC) whitethorn convene aft the expiration of the ultimatum to determine connected the adjacent steps.

ASUU had earlier begun afloat mobilisation of its members crossed universities successful mentation for imaginable concern action.

The determination followed what the national described arsenic the Federal Government’s continued soundlessness and deficiency of committedness to resolving lingering issues affecting the world sector.

In a circular earlier addressed to each ASUU branches, the NEC explained that astatine an exigency gathering held connected 29th September 2025, it reviewed the result of a referendum conducted crossed its assorted chapters and unanimously resolved to contented a 14-day ultimatum to the government.

The connection noted that the ultimatum was meant to compel the signing and implementation of the renegotiated statement transmitted to the authorities since February 2025.

Despite the resolutions being formally communicated to the Ministers of Labour and Education, arsenic good arsenic the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the national lamented the government’s inaction.

Professor Piwuna, successful a connection to members, had expressed heavy disappointment, saying, “I regret to pass you that determination is nary meaningful improvement deserving of immoderate information to beryllium reported.”

He explained that the union’s existent stance was driven by the request to compel the authorities to honour its commitments, peculiarly the signing and implementation of the renegotiated statement and the solution of different long-standing demands.

Among ASUU’s cardinal demands are the implementation of the 2022 renegotiated agreement, improved backing for nationalist universities, and the colony of outstanding earned world allowances.