UNIJOS ASUU Warns FG To Honour Agreement Or Face Fresh Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Jos branch, has warned the Federal Government to fulfil its promises or risk another round of industrial action.

The warning comes after the union suspended its two-week warning strike in October, which was meant to push the government to address long-standing issues, including the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement, payment of withheld salaries, and revitalisation of public universities.

In a statement on Wednesday, the UNIJOS ASUU chairman, Prof. Jurbe Molwus, said the government had made no meaningful progress despite assurances made during the emergency meeting that led to the suspension of the strike.

Molwus said lecturers were expecting payment of outstanding entitlements such as 3.5 months of withheld salaries, arrears of the 25/35 percent wage award, promotion arrears, and unpaid salaries of some members.

“All we get are press releases from the Minister of Education. What we need are credit alerts, not media statements,” he said.

He also expressed concern that the ₦50 billion revitalisation fund reportedly released by the government had not reached any university, and that the ₦2.3 billion said to have been approved for salary and promotion arrears remained unpaid.

The union leader urged the Ministry of Education to clarify how the funds would be shared and to work closely with the Ministry of State for Education to ensure transparency and accountability.

Molwus appealed to President Bola Tinubu to prioritise education and resolve all pending issues with university unions to prevent another shutdown of campuses.

He disclosed that the union had given the Federal Government a deadline of November 21, 2025, to meet its demands or face the resumption of the suspended strike.

“As ASUU prepares for its National Executive Council meeting on November 8 and 9, we expect that some of these outstanding payments will have been made. The strike was only suspended out of goodwill, and the government must reciprocate,” Molwus said.