The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a total and comprehensive two-week warning strike affecting all public universities across Nigeria.

The announcement was made by the Union’s National President, Professor Chris Piwuna, during a press conference held on Sunday at the University of Abuja.

Piwuna stated that there had been no meaningful progress to prevent the union from moving forward with its planned industrial action.

He explained that the 14-day notice, issued on September 28, 2025, had lapsed without any substantial response from the relevant authorities.

He stated that all ASUU branches across the country have been directed to commence a full withdrawal of their services beginning at midnight on Monday, October 13, 2025.

According to Professor Piwuna, the strike would be both total and comprehensive, in line with the resolution reached at the union’s most recent National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.

Recall that on September 28, ASUU issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

In its notice after a National Executive Council meeting, the union decried the neglect of the university system and the government’s consistent refusal to heed to its demands.

“Apart from engagement with the press, in August 2025, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in both federal and state universities held rallies, carrying placards, on their campuses to press the government to address the lingering issues in the university system.

“Nothing came out of all these rallies and pleas. What is clear for now is that both the federal and state governments have a strong habit of paying little or no attention to the education sector in general and the welfare of university academics in particular,” ASUU stated.