The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its two-week warning strike, giving the Federal Government a one-month window to meet its key demands. The decision means ASUU suspends strike actions across public universities while dialogue continues between both parties.
The announcement was made on Wednesday during a press conference at the union’s national secretariat in Abuja.
ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, said the decision followed the intervention of the Senate and other well-meaning Nigerians who appealed for renewed talks between the union and the government.
Piwuna explained that the one-month suspension will allow the government time to address key issues. These include the review of the 2009 ASUU-Federal Government agreement, payment of outstanding salaries and earned academic allowances, and the release of the university revitalisation fund.
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He stressed that the move was not a retreat but a gesture of goodwill, aimed at encouraging constructive engagement and avoiding further disruption in the academic calendar.
However, the union warned that it would resume industrial action without prior notice if no tangible progress is made within the next one month.
As ASUU suspends strike temporarily, Piwuna reaffirmed the union’s commitment to protecting the welfare of academic staff and ensuring lasting improvements in Nigeria’s public university system.