The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike over unpaid salaries and the poor implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement.
ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja in a statement issued after the union’s emergency National Executive Council meeting.
Piwuna said three-and-a-half months out of the seven-and-a-half months’ salaries withheld from lecturers remained unpaid, while several aspects of the December 2025 agreement had also not been fully implemented.
The latest threat comes amid unresolved welfare issues affecting university lecturers, with ASUU saying outstanding salary arrears and other obligations under the 2025 agreement remain unsettled.
The union warned that continued failure by the Federal Government to address the issues could trigger another nationwide industrial action.
ASUU said the outstanding arrears remain a financial and psychological burden on affected academics.
The union also cited unremitted pension, cooperative and check-off deductions, promotion arrears and other outstanding obligations.
It warned that failure to resolve the issues could lead to another nationwide strike.
The Tinubu administration has paid four months of the withheld salaries, leaving three-and-a-half months outstanding, according to ASUU.
ASUU has embarked on several nationwide strikes over the years, largely over lecturers’ welfare, university funding and the implementation of agreements reached with successive governments. The latest dispute comes against the backdrop of years of unresolved issues and recurring industrial action.
The Federal Government and ASUU resumed negotiations in 2025 and reached a new agreement in December covering remuneration, allowances and other issues.
The latest threat reflects the union’s continued concerns over the implementation of the agreement and payment of outstanding obligations.
The Federal Government and ASUU have implemented some aspects of the 2025 agreement, including adjustments to lecturers’ remuneration and academic allowances, but disputes over outstanding payments have continued.
The developments show that payments have commenced on some components of the agreement, but several outstanding issues remain unresolved.
The latest CATA payment is separate from the seven-and-a-half months of salaries withheld from lecturers during the ASUU strike under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration through the “no work, no pay” policy. ASUU says the government’s payment of four months leaves three-and-a-half months outstanding.
ASUU President Christopher Piwuna warned on September 11 that the union could resume nationwide industrial action if the outstanding issues are not resolved.
The threat indicates that recent payments have not fully settled the dispute between the Federal Government and university lecturers.
