ASUU Launches Indefinite Strikes at Nigerian State Universities

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has launched indefinite strikes at multiple state universities across Nigeria, citing the failure of state governments to implement a 2025 agreement with the federal government. The industrial actions, which began in recent days, are affecting institutions in Ondo, Nasarawa, and Imo states, with the union warning that more branches could follow.

The strikes center on the non-implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement, which includes provisions for a 40 percent review of the Current Consolidated Salary Scale, Earned Academic Allowance, and other allowances. At Adekunle Ajasin University in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, the union declared a total and indefinite strike on Tuesday, August 11. The branch chairman, Professor Boluwaji Oshodi, stated that the action was taken after the state government ignored multiple letters and meeting requests. "We are not ready to listen to anything like commitment again. What we want now is action," he said, adding that the union would not return to work until the agreement was fully implemented and salary arrears from January were paid.

A second Ondo State institution, Olusegun Agagu...