The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared plans to shut down all public universities across Nigeria indefinitely from Friday, citing unmet demands from the Federal Government.
The announcement was made in a brief statement posted on the union’s official X account on Tuesday. ASUU warned that the closure will be enforced unless the government addresses key issues, including fair remuneration and improved working conditions for lecturers, aimed at halting the ongoing exodus of academic talent from Nigerian universities.
“All universities will be closed nationwide till further notice on Friday,” the union stated.
ASUU also rejected the Federal Government’s 35% salary increase proposal, describing it as insufficient.
This action follows a previous two-week warning strike in October, which was suspended to allow for renegotiations of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement and other unresolved matters affecting the university system.
