The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over the failure of the Federal Government to honour the 2009 agreement reached with the union.

The Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Prof. Timothy Namo, disclosed this at a press conference in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Friday, October 4, 2024.

Namo said the union after its National Executive Council (NEC) held between August 17 and August 18, issued a 21-day ultimatum.

The ASUU official said: “As we speak, government has not honoured any of the agreements or addressed our concerns.

“At the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum, we again issued another 14-day ultimatum that commenced from September 23.

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“So, we want Nigerians to blame the federal government if ASUU decides to down tools and shut down public universities.”

Namo listed the lingering issues to include non-conclusion of the re-negotiation of the 2009 agreement, non-release of the three-and-half month salaries of academic staff, unpaid salaries of all academic staff on adjunct appointment and outstanding third-party deductions

Other lingering issues, according to, are poor funding for the revitalisation of public universities, non-payment of Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) as captured in the 2023 budget, proliferation of universities, and non-implementation of the reports of visitation panels to universities, among others.

The Star