The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has given the federal government a four-day ultimatum to begin implementation of the newly approved salary structure for university lecturers.
ASUU president, Chris Piwuna gave the notice on Thursday while speaking at Sa’adu Zungur University, Yuli campus, in Bauchi state.
The ASUU President said the ultimatum takes effect from Thursday, 26th March warning that failure to comply would trigger a strong response from the union.
In January, ASUU signed a renegotiated agreement with the federal government to address the incessant strikes in public tertiary institutions.
The agreement, which includes a new salary structure for the lecturers, effectively ends a 16-year implementation stalemate surrounding the contentious 2009 FG-ASUU pact on the service conditions of public tertiary lecturers.
Speaking at the unveiling, Piwuna had expressed optimism that the union would not have to call for any strike before the government implements the new agreement.
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However, nearly three months later, there are little indications that key aspects of the agreement would experience delay in implementation.
Last week, the ASUU president said some federal universities were unable to pay their lecturers full salaries for January, adding that he was not aware of any university that had paid salaries for February.
His comments came days after ASUU members at the University of Lagos, UNILAG declared an indefinite strike over the non-payment of their full salaries, which was later suspended after a series of meetings with the management.
Piwuna said the situation is largely due to practical difficulties surrounding the implementation of a new salary agreement between the union and the federal government, particularly the delay in passage of the 2026 budget.
(Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie)
