The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has not declared a strike as of November 23, 2025, but its one-month ultimatum expired on November 21, 2025, and meetings with the Federal Government (FG) are scheduled for this week. The union is awaiting the outcome of these talks before deciding on its next course of action.
The FG has scheduled negotiation meetings for Monday, November 24, 2025, and Tuesday, November 25, 2025, to finalize talks and prevent a nationwide shutdown of public universities. ASUU leadership has stated it will attend the meetings as a responsible union and will then hold a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting to review any offers and decide whether to proceed with a strike.
Key issues in the negotiations include:
Renegotiation of the 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement.
Payment of outstanding salaries and earned allowances.
Disbursement of the university revitalisation fund.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) also plans to meet to determine its next steps following the expiration of the ultimatum, while students have appealed for a swift and peaceful resolution to avoid further academic disruption.
