The Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government on Monday disclosed that it has addressed “every request” made by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Naijaonpoint recalls that ASUU had on Sunday, declared a two-week total and comprehensive warning strike across all public universities in Nigeria.
The National President of the Union, Prof. Chris Piwuna, announced the latest development at an ongoing press briefing in Abuja on Sunday at the University of Abuja.
Piwuna stated that all branches of ASUU should withdraw their services with effect from midnight on Monday, October 13, 2025.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, appealed to the lecturers to return to the classrooms, adding that there was no need for the union to go on strike.
He said: “We have addressed every single request by ASUU; there is no need for this strike, and we are pleading with them to go back to school.
“We need to keep our children in school. If there is any group of people that I have met with the most since I assumed this position, it is ASUU.”
He said claims that the government has been slow or unwilling to respond to the union’s demands were incorrect, adding that President Bola Tinubu had expressed his commitment to relating with labour unions fairly.
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