The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the suspension of its two-week warning strike, which began on October 13, 2025.
At a briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, October 22, ASUU said the suspension of the warning strike, which was due to expire on Monday, October 27, followed renewed commitments from the Federal Government to address key issues raised by the union.
The suspension comes barely 24 hours after the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC President, Joe Ajaero met all unions in the education sector.
At the meeting Ajaero had issued fresh four weeks for government to resolve all lingering issues threatening “No Pay, No Work” policy should the government insist on ” No work, No Pay”.
According to the Nigeria labour law, the “No work, No pay rule is supported by Section 43 sub section one (a) of rhe trade dispute act, which states that “… an employee who takes part in a strike shall not be entitled to wages or other remuneration for the period of the strike…”
In his address suspending its warning strike on Wednesday, ASUU President Professor Chris Piwuna said the strike was suspended at the union’s executive meeting that ended in the early hours of Wednesday, October 22, following renewed commitment from the federal government to resolve lingering issues
Piwuna said there would have been no warning strike at all if the government had been sincere with the negotiation from the onset.
ASUU had embarked on the industrial action after the expiration of an earlier 14-day ultimatum issued to the government, citing what it described as “persistent neglect and insincerity” in resolving long-standing demands contained in the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.
The demands of the union include the payment of withheld salaries, promotion arrears, earned academic allowances (EAA), release of third-party deductions, and revitalisation funding for public universities.
(Editor: Anoyoyo Ogiagboviogie)
