{"id":126342,"date":"2026-03-28T06:19:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T05:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126342"},"modified":"2026-03-28T06:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T05:19:59","slug":"asuu-issues-4-day-strike-ultimatum-over-unpaid-new-salary-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/asuu-issues-4-day-strike-ultimatum-over-unpaid-new-salary-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"ASUU Issues 4-Day Strike Ultimatum Over Unpaid New Salary Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a four-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the immediate implementation of the newly approved salary structure for university lecturers or face a nationwide industrial action.<\/div>\n
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ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, gave the warning on Thursday during an address at Sa\u2019adu Zungur University in Bauchi State.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe have issued a four-day ultimatum from today to the federal government to begin the payment of the newly approved salary structure. Failure to comply will attract a strong response from the union,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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Piwuna stressed that the union expects swift compliance, warning that failure to act within the stipulated timeframe could trigger actions capable of shutting down public universities nationwide.<\/div>\n
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The development was sequel to a recent agreement reached between ASUU and the Federal Government in January, aimed at resolving lingering disputes that have led to repeated strikes in Nigeria\u2019s university system.<\/div>\n
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Central to the agreement is the introduction of a revised salary structure intended to enhance lecturers\u2019 welfare and address longstanding concerns tied to the partially implemented 2009 ASUU-Federal Government agreement.<\/div>\n
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ASUU maintained that prompt implementation of the agreement is critical to sustaining industrial harmony in the country\u2019s tertiary education sector.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n