By our Reporter
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike across 11 state-owned universities if the governments of Edo, Delta, Ondo, Adamawa, Borno, Taraba and Yobe states fail to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement by the end of July.
The union’s Benin and Yola zones issued the warning during separate press conferences on Monday, accusing the affected state governments of failing to honour the agreement six months after it was signed.
Benin Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Monday Igbafen, said branches of the union in the affected institutions had begun mobilising members for a total shutdown of academic activities.
The affected universities are Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma; Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko; Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa; Delta State University, Abraka; University of Delta, Agbor; Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba; Southern Delta University, Ozoro; Adamawa State University, Mubi; Borno State University, Maiduguri; Taraba State University, Jalingo; and Yobe State University, Damaturu.
Igbafen said while the Federal Government and several state governments had implemented the agreement, the affected states were yet to pay the Consolidated Academic and Technologists Allowance (CATA), other approved allowances and arrears dating back to January 2026.
Similarly, Yola Zonal Coordinator, Comrade Dani Mamman, described the delay as a violation of collective bargaining, saying lecturers were only demanding their legitimate entitlements.
ASUU urged the affected governors to immediately implement the agreement and settle all outstanding arrears to avert an indefinite strike that could disrupt academic activities in the affected universities.
