ASUU Threatens Fresh Nationwide Strike – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a fresh nationwide strike to protest the failure of the Nigerian government to appoint governing councils for federal universities.
ASUU expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s failure to appoint governing councils for federal universities, which were dissolved last May.
Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President, lamented the absence of governing councils in all federal universities and stated that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has been given enough time to meet the union’s demands.
ASUU is demanding the appointment of governing councils for federal universities, a negotiated salary structure, and improved funding for education.
The union has also rejected the 35% salary increment for professors and 25% for other academics, describing it as a wage award that can be suspended by the government at any time.
The government has not yet responded to ASUU’s demands, and it remains to be seen how the situation will unfold.
