The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to address several outstanding issues.
ASUU wants the government to finalize the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s 2021 Draft Agreement and release salaries withheld due to the 2022 strike action.
The union is also demanding the release of unpaid salaries for staff on sabbatical, part-time, and adjunct appointments affected by the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and payment of outstanding third-party deductions such as check-off dues and cooperative contributions.
Additionally, ASUU is demanding funding for the revitalization of public universities, partly captured in the 2023 Federal Government Budget, and payment of Earned Academic Allowances, partly captured in the 2023 Federal Government Budget.
ASUU is concerned about the proliferation of universities by Federal and State Governments and is urging the implementation of reports from visitation panels to universities.
The union wants the government to reverse the illegal dissolution of Governing Councils and adopt the University Transparency and Accountability Solution as a replacement for IPPIS.
If these demands are not met, ASUU has threatened to go on strike again, which may disrupt academic activities in public universities across Nigeria.
The union has given the government 14 days, in addition to the earlier 21 days, to address these issues.
