The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Bauchi Zone, has threatened a fresh nationwide strike, accusing the Federal Government of showing “no sufficient evidence” of commitment to resolving lingering issues in public universities barely one week before the expiration of a four-week negotiation window.
Speaking at a press conference held at Plateau State University, Bokkos, on Saturday, zonal coordinator Timothy Namo said the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of November 8–9 at Taraba State University rejected the government’s latest salary increment proposal, describing it as “a drop in the ocean” and far below what is required to halt brain drain.
ASUU had suspended its two-week warning strike on October 21, 2025, after the action that began on October 13 received massive support from students, labour unions, the National Assembly, and the public.
The suspension was meant to allow meaningful dialogue, but Namo lamented that “nothing substantial has been achieved” with just days left.
Key grievances still unresolved include:
Full implementation of renegotiated salaries and allowances
Payment of all outstanding promotion arrears (only partial payments made since 2017)
Release of withheld third-party deductions
Improved funding for university revitalisation
The union accused the government of deliberate delay tactics and lack of political will, pointing out that federation allocations rose from ₦3.42 trillion in 2022 to ₦4.65 trillion in 2024 for the Federal Government, while states jumped from ₦3.92 trillion to ₦5.81 trillion, increases of over 62% and 70% respectively.
“These statistics confirm that it is not lack of funds but lack of political will and misplacement of priorities that make education suffer in Nigeria,” Namo declared.
ASUU Bauchi Zone called on traditional rulers, civil society, NLC, students, and the National Assembly to prevail on the government to act fast and avert another total shutdown of public universities.
“The surest way to safeguard the nation’s future is through massive investment in education,” the union stressed, warning that failure to meet the remaining days of the window wisely will leave NEC with no choice but to resume industrial action.
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