The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to use the remaining 10 days of the one-month window granted to it to fully resolve lingering issues affecting the university system.
The call followed resolutions from the union’s National Executive Council meeting held at Taraba State University, Jalingo, between November 8 and 9.
In a statement, ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna said the warning became necessary as some government officials were “undermining the negotiation process” by making statements that misrepresented government offers and the status of implementation.
ASUU suspended its two-week warning strike on October 22, giving government until November 22 to meet key demands, including the review of the 2009 ASUU-FG agreement, payment of outstanding salaries and earned allowances, and release of the university revitalisation fund.
The union warned it would resume industrial action without notice if concrete steps were not taken.
Prof. Piwuna said part-payment of promotion arrears dating back to 2017 and the release of third-party deductions were merely confidence-boosting gestures and not the core issues under negotiation. He stressed that while some progress had been made in non-monetary areas, salary and welfare matters required a more radical approach.
The union said the real challenge was lack of political will to prioritise education, insisting that academics deserve better living and working conditions.