ASUU issues four-day ultimatum to FG over new lecturer salaries

Education ASUU issues four-day ultimatum to FG over new lecturer salaries Published on March 27, 2026 By Nana Ismail googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned the Federal Government to begin paying lecturers under the newly approved salary structure without delay or risk a nationwide strike. The union issued a four-day deadline on Thursday. ASUU President Christopher Piwuna said that if no action is taken within that period, the union will take serious measures that could shut down public universities across the country. Speaking at Sa’adu Zungur University in Bauchi State, Piwuna stated that the government must commence payment of the new salaries immediately. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); “We have issued a four-day ultimatum from today to the federal government to begin the payment of the newly approved salary structure. Failure to comply will attract a strong response from the union,” he said. He emphasised that the union expects prompt action, warning that non-compliance will provoke a decisive response. This warning comes a few months after ASUU and the federal government reached a new agreement in January. The deal was intended to resolve long-standing issues and end the repeated strikes that have affected Nigeria’s university system for years. A key element of the agreement is a new salary structure designed to improve lecturers’ welfare and address problems linked to the 2009 agreement between ASUU and the government, which was never fully implemented. Up Next Nasarawa government denies Governor Sule met Atiku in Mecca Don't Miss Nigeria’s debt hit $113bn before Tinubu took Office — Reno Omokri claims You may like ASUU vows to resist UK’s Coventry University campus plan in Nigeria FG rolls out Lenacapavir injection to boost HIV prevention ASUU issues 4-day ultimatum to Nigerian govt over new salary structure APC convention: Nigerian govt orders all workers in FCT to work from home Nigerian govt ramps up efforts with states to acquire $500m World Bank facility FG, experts decry impact of mental health issues in Nigeria’s development

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