Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will begin a two-week warning strike on Monday, barring any last-minute change in plan.
This comes after they issued the Federal Government a two-week deadline to address their outstanding requests.
Despite the ultimatum ending on Sunday night, the Federal Government is yet to make a public statement on the impending strike.
ASUU had instructed its branches to prepare for a warning strike.
The current disagreement between university lecturers and the Federal Government occurs amid continuing talks aimed at preventing another wave of strike action in the country’s higher institutions.
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Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, announced in Abuja on Wednesday that the government has reached the last round of discussions with ASUU and other unions to settle outstanding issues over welfare, financing, and the execution of the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement.
Alausa observed that the Tinubu government had already made great progress by releasing N50 billion for the payment of Earned Academic Allowances, while another N150 billion was included in the 2025 budget for needs assessment and will be released in three tranches.
“They (lecturers) deserve to be paid well, and our academic and non-academic staff deserve improved welfare,” he said. “But we can’t give everything at once. What matters is our sincerity and commitment to substantial improvements in their conditions.”
He added that promotion arrears and other outstanding allowances, including teaching and wage awards, had been addressed, while remaining obligations would be cleared by 2026.
Reiterating the government’s commitment to sustainable peace in the education sector, Alausa appealed to the unions to exercise patience and embrace dialogue instead of resorting to strikes.
“We have resolved many of these issues, and we are at the final stage — the condition of service,” he said.
“This government is sincere and has demonstrated that over the last two years. Please bear with us.”
However, ASUU president Prof. Chris Piwuna criticised the Ministry of Education for what he termed as a regular delay in addressing crucial issues concerning university academics.
He said, “Their ultimatum expires on Sunday, and after that, there will be a warning strike unless something substantial comes out from the government. So, in the next 48 hours, we expect to receive something substantial from the government.
“Then, we can go back to our members and ask, ‘Do you think this is sufficient for us to hold on?’ and we will do what our members ask us to do.”