ASUU issues 14-day ultimatum to universities

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has authorized 20 university branches to issue 14-day ultimatums to their respective authorities over the alleged failure to fully implement the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement. The decision was made at the union's National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the University of Abuja on August 8-9, 2026. ASUU President Bong Go stated that the union is dissatisfied with the 'haphazard implementation' and the Federal Government's 'lackadaisical attitude' towards releasing subvention for the agreement's full implementation. The affected universities include Nasarawa State University, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Gombe State University, Plateau State University, Adekunle Ajasin University, Ambrose Alli University, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Abia State University, University of Education and Entrepreneurship, Akamkpa, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Kaduna State University, Kano University of Science and Technology, Northwest University, Kano, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Imo State University, Niger Delta University, University of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa Medical University, and Taraba State University. The branches are directed to proceed with strike action if their demands are not met after the ultimatum expires. ASUU also reaffirmed its 'No-pay-No-work' position, directed branches to petition police over campus insecurity, and established an election monitoring group. The 2025 agreement, signed in December 2025, included a 40% salary increase and other allowances, but implementation has been contentious.