Nigeria: ASUU Declares Indefinite Strike at Nasarawa State University
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared an indefinite strike at Nasarawa State University in Keffi, north-central Nigeria, according to a report by Premium Times carried by AllAfrica. Announcing the action, the union warned that “dialogue without implementation cannot continue indefinitely,” signalling a breakdown in negotiations between lecturers and the university’s management over outstanding demands.
ASUU is the umbrella body representing academic staff in Nigeria’s public universities and has been a central voice in debates over the financing and governance of higher education in the country since its formation in 1978. The union has a long history of industrial action, with disputes frequently centring on the non-implementation of agreements reached with federal or state authorities, the condition of university infrastructure, academic staff remuneration, and concerns about autonomy.
The Nasarawa State University action is a state-level dispute and sits alongside a wider pattern of recurring tensions in Nigerian tertiary education. ASUU’s national strike in 2022, for example, lasted several months before a deal was reached with the federal government, and similar walkouts have been recorded at individual state universities in recent years. Critics have repeatedly argued that prolonged stoppages disrupt students’ academic calendars and erode confidence in public institutions, while the union maintains that unresolved issues leave lecturers with little choice.
According to AllAfrica, the indefinite strike at Nasarawa State University will remain in place until the lecturers’ grievances are addressed and any agreements reached are honoured. The development is likely to draw attention to ongoing questions about funding and accountability in Nigerian state universities, where the gap between policy commitments and on-campus realities has long been a flashpoint.
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