Breaking: NLC Issues 4-Week Ultimatum to Tinubu’s Govt to Resolve ASUU Crisis
- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has taken action over the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike
- The NLC president, Joe Ajaero, gave the federal government four weeks to conclude all negotiations with ASUU
- Ajaero mentioned what would happen if, after four weeks, the FG did not conclude the negotiation with ASUU
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FCT, Abuja - The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a four-week ultimatum to the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government to conclude negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The NLC president, Joe Ajaero, said the NEC will meet and take nationwide action if the federal government fails to meet the deadline.
As reported by The Punch, Ajaero stated this at an ongoing interactive session in Abuja on Monday, October 20, 2025.
“We have decided to give the federal government four weeks to conclude all negotiations in this sector. They have started talks with ASUU, but the problem in this sector goes beyond ASUU.
“That is why we are extending this to four weeks. If after four weeks this negotiation is not concluded, the organs of the NEC will meet and take a nationwide action that all workers in the country, all unions in the country will be involved, so that we get to the root of all this.
“The era of signing agreements, negotiations, and threatening the unions involved, that era has come to an end."
Ajaero also condemned the no-work-no-pay policy as a form of sanction to ASUU members for embarking on a nationwide strike.
“The policy, the so-called policy of no work, no pay, will henceforth be no pay, no work. You can’t benefit from an action you instigated. We have discovered that most, 90% of strike actions in this country are caused by failure to obey agreements.”
FG makes demand as ASUU begins strike
Recall that Education Minister Dr Tunji Alausa urged ASUU to resume dialogue with the federal government
The federal government, under Alausa’s supervision, rolled out ₦100bn in financial interventions to universities in the country.
Despite government assurances, ASUU leaders remained sceptical, insisting that only full implementation of agreements would end the union’s industrial action.
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ASUU: FG exempts 2 unions from ‘No Work, No Pay’ Policy
In a previous story, Legit.ng reported that Vice-Chancellors of all federal universities have been urged to immediately implement the “No Work, No Pay” policy
President Tinubu-led Federal Government gave the order following the ongoing ASUU nationwide strike in public universities.
Legit.ng reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) declared a two-week warning strike.
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