The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at UNIJOS has threatened to resume its strike if demands aren’t met by November 21.
The union says the government has shown little progress despite earlier promises.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has warned that it will resume its suspended strike if the federal government fails to meet its pending demands by November 21, 2025.
The union issued a four-week ultimatum to the government on October 22, calling for urgent action to address unresolved issues affecting its members. However, two weeks after the notice, the university chapter says there has been “little progress” in meeting those demands.
In a statement released on Wednesday, ASUU UNIJOS Chairperson, Dr. Jurbe Joseph Molwus, confirmed that the union’s national executive council (NEC) will meet on November 8 and 9 to review developments and decide on the next line of action.
He listed the key unresolved matters to include the payment of 3.5 months of withheld salaries, arrears of the 25 percent and 35 percent wage awards, promotion arrears, and unpaid salaries for certain members. “What we need is credit alerts and not misleading releases,” Molwus said, criticizing recent claims by the Minister of Education.
The union also raised concern over the N50 billion revitalization fund reportedly released by the federal government, stating that no university has received the funds so far.
Molwus directly challenged statements made by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, who had announced that N2.3 billion had been disbursed to settle salary and promotion arrears across federal universities. “As we speak right now, university workers have yet to receive any such alerts,” Molwus said.
He further described the amount as “grossly inadequate and almost insulting,” arguing that it “can hardly take care of three big universities in Nigeria.” The union demanded clarification on what portion of the total arrears the said amount is meant to address.
ASUU UNIJOS urged parents, students, and the general public to hold the government accountable and push for a resolution before the ultimatum expires, warning that failure to act could lead to another nationwide academic shutdown.
