UNIJOS
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) says it will resume its suspended strike if the federal government fails to meet outstanding demands by November 21.
The union had issued a four-week ultimatum to the government on October 22, 2025, to address its grievances.
In a statement released on Wednesday, its chairperson Jurbe Joseph Molwus noted that two weeks have passed since the ultimatum, with “much progress” still lacking.
Molwus said ASUU is set to hold its national executive council (NEC) meeting on November 8 and 9 and expects action on key outstanding issues.
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These outstanding issues, he said, include the 3.5 months of withheld salaries, arrears for the 25 per cent/35 per cent wage award, promotion arrears, and unpaid salaries for some members.
“What we need is credit alerts and not misleading releases,” Molwus stated, reacting to recent speeches from the minister of education.
The ASUU branch also expressed concern that a N50 billion revitalisation fund purportedly to have been released by the government weeks ago has yet to reach the universities.
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The ASUU chairman directly challenged claims made by Tunji Alausa, the minister of education.
Alausa had stated that the government has released N2.3 billion to clear salary and promotion arrears across federal universities.
“As we speak right now, the University workers have yet to receive any such alerts,” Molwus said.
The union also dismissed the N2.3 billion as “grossly inadequate and almost insulting,” arguing that the amount “can hardly take care of three big universities in Nigeria.”
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They demanded the minister clarify precisely what fraction of the arrears this sum is intended to cover.
The statement escalated its criticism of Alausa, citing contradictory public statements regarding ASUU’s demands and agreements.
ASUU UNIJOS urged students, parents, and the public to pressure the government to act before the ultimatum lapses on November 21.
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