ASUU Strike Latest: Education Minister Claims FG Has Met ‘Every Single Request,’ Begs Lecturers to Resume

The Federal Government has reacted to the declaration of a two-week warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), asserting that it has already fulfilled all of the union’s demands.  

Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, stated emphatically on Monday that the industrial action, which began midnight on Monday, October 13, 2025, is unjustified.

Minister: “No Need for This Strike”

Appearing on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’ programme, Minister Alausa insisted that the government has engaged with ASUU repeatedly since he took office and denied claims of being slow or unwilling to respond to the union’s needs.

“We have addressed every single request by ASUU; there is no need for this strike, and we are pleading with them to go back to school,” Alausa said, appealing directly to the lecturers to suspend the action.  

ASUU Declares Strike Total and Comprehensive

The Minister’s appeal comes a day after ASUU’s National President, Prof Chris Piwuna, formally announced the commencement of the strike following a press briefing at the University of Abuja.

Piwuna confirmed that the two-week total and comprehensive warning strike across all public universities was necessary because there was “nothing sufficient on the ground” to prevent the action after the 14-day notice expired.

“All branches of ASUU are hereby directed to withdraw their services with effect from midnight on Monday, the 13th October, 2025,” Piwuna directed, ensuring the public that the strike would be “total and comprehensive.”