Thursday, November 13, 2025 - Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has lamented what it termed selective implementation of its agreement with the Federal Government.
The union made the remark in a statement issued by its
President, Professor Christopher Piwuna at the end of its National Executive
Council, NEC meeting held at the Taraba State University, Jalingo.
While expressing worries over the FG’s alleged
back-and-forth approach to negotiations with the union’s officials, ASUU
sternly warned that continued indecision on the side of the government could
have “serious consequences on the education sector”.
The union further warned that the Federal Government may
face another nationwide industrial action if it fails to honour its agreements.
“We, therefore, hope that our expectations and indeed the
expectations of Nigerians for a quick and holistic resolution are not dashed”,
the union said.
The university teachers also criticised government officials
for allegedly undermining the negotiation process, alleging misrepresentation.
“The partial payment of promotion arrears, dating back to
2017, and the release of third-party deductions were described as
confidence-boosting exercises rather than solutions to the core issues”, ASUU
said.
While some non-monetary aspects of the agreement between the
union and the FG have seen progress the university teachers claimed that salary
and conditions of service remained unattended to.
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