Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended the two-week warning strike it began last week, on October 13.
A statement signed by the ASUU president, Chris Riwuna, said the union had achieved some measure of progress in reconvened negotiations with the federal government, hence, the decision to call off the strike.Riwuna said the swift intervention of the Senate Committees on Tertiary Education and TETFund, and Labour, led by their respective chairmen also played a key role in getting the lecturers to resume workThe statement said, “Consequently, NEC resolved to suspend the warning strike to reciprocate the overwhelming support of Nigerians.
In addition, NEC resolved that a one-month window should be given to government to conclude the ongoing renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU and fully address other outstanding issues. “The warning strike is hereby suspended with effect from midnight, Wednesday, the 22nd of October 2025; “Should government fail to resolve the issues within the one-month window, ASUU reserves the right to resume the strike action without further notice.”
