ASUU Protest Looms: Tension Rises on Nigerian Campuses August 26, 2025

Tightness Builds as ASUU Publicizes Protest Across Campuses on 26th of August

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has made known on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, as a day of protest across campuses nationwide to demand acute government action on lingering issues affecting lecturers and public universities.

In a brief message shared on its official Facebook page, ASUU announced that the protest aims to express its “strong dissatisfaction with the government’s persistent neglect” of the union’s demands.

Prof. Christopher Piwuna, the union’s President, had earlier, in a statement dated August 8, 2025, warned of a looming crisis if the federal and state governments continue to ignore their commitments.

ASU U called out the government for failing to honour key aspects of the 2009 FGN–ASUU Agreement, particularly provisions on lecturers’ welfare, funding, autonomy, and academic freedom. The union also lamented poor working conditions, unpaid arrears, stalled promotions, and what it described as “corruption-prone systems,” such as IPPIS.

According to Piwuna, lecturers are “teaching on empty stomachs, researching in poorly equipped laboratories, and working under severe personal and professional hardships” while successive governments fail to address their plight.

ASUU also condemned the politicization of university governance, citing controversies surrounding vice-chancellor appointments.

The union stressed that only a countywide collective bargaining agreement fully addressing welfare and working conditions can avert another nationwide strike.

“The time to act is now,” ASUU urged, calling on patriots and stakeholders to press the government into action.