The Academic Staff Union of Universities has threatened a nationwide strike over unpaid salaries and what it described as the poor implementation of the 2025 agreement reached with the Federal Government.
The warning comes as several ASUU branches across the country have already suspended academic activities over outstanding salaries, allowances and arrears, raising fears of a wider disruption in public universities.
ASUU said its members could be forced to withdraw their services if governments and university authorities fail to address the outstanding issues.
The dispute centres on the implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement, which included a review of welfare packages, salary-related allowances and other entitlements for academic staff.
The agreement took effect in January 2026 after being signed in December 2025.
At several universities, lecturers have complained that some components of the agreement have been implemented while others remain unpaid.
The union has maintained that promises will no longer be enough.
At Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, ASUU said, “We are not ready to listen to anything like commitment again.
“What we want now is action.”
At Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, the local ASUU branch has given the Jigawa State Government a two-week ultimatum, warning that it would begin industrial action on 15th September 2026 if the agreement and outstanding arrears are not fully addressed.
“We have issued a two-week ultimatum to the Jigawa State Government to fully implement the 2025 ASUU-FGN agreement and pay the accrued arrears from January 2026 to date,” the union said.
The development follows similar strikes at universities in Ondo, Benue and Anambra states, increasing pressure on governments to prevent another nationwide shutdown of academic activities.
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