Breaking: ASUU shuts down universities, declares two-week strike

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FCT, Abuja - The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a two-week total and comprehensive warning strike across all public universities in Nigeria.

Legit.ng recalls that ASUU was preparing for a strike action against Tinubu's administration after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Abuja.

The National President of the Union, Prof. Chris Piwuna, said there is nothing sufficient on the ground to stop the planned strike.

As reported by The Punch, Piwuna stated this at an ongoing press briefing in Abuja on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA).

"Compatriots of the press, it goes without saying that there is nothing sufficient on the ground to stop the implementation of the ASUU-NEC’s resolution to embark on a two-week warning strike at the expiry of the 14-day notice given on the 28th September 2025.

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“Consequently, all branches of ASUU are hereby directed to withdraw their services with effect from midnight on Monday, the 13th October, 2025.

“The warning strike shall be total and comprehensive as agreed at the last NEC meeting.”

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Piwuna said Tinubu's government's last-minute appeal to suspend the warning strike is too late.

The ASUU president recalled that the union gave Tinbu's government three weeks to address its grievances, but it did nothing about it.

ASUU begins mobilisation for nationwide strike

In a previous story, Legit.ng reported that ASUU leadership has started mobilising its members across universities in the country to join the industrial strike actions.

The union maintained that the latest development was due to the silence of the federal government on the notice it issued to all relevant authorities, including the Minister of Labour and Employment, Maigari Dingyadi.

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