The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, may soon shut down all public universities over the inability of the Federal Government to implement agreements the two parties entered into in December 2020, which led to the suspension of a nine-month prolonged strike.
The union urged its chapters across the country to sensitise members of the public on the situation between the union and the Federal Government.
The union also declared Monday, February 7, 2022, as a lecture-free day in a bid to enhance the sensitisation.
The union had shut down academic activities in public universities in March 2020 during an indefinite strike which lasted till December when the Memorandum of Action (MoA) was signed as FG agreed to meet their demands.
However, 12 months after the industrial action was suspended, ASUU has accused the Federal Government of failing to fulfil its side of the agreement and threatened to mobilise for another strike immediately.
The union, in late 2021, embarked on consultation among its members nationwide to decide whether to shut down academic activities over alleged negligence by the government.
But lectures and other activities have continued in the universities until date amid reports that the union and the FG, on October 18, reached an agreement on the N22.17 billion earned allowances and N30 billion revitalisation fund for public universities.
The agreement was reached after a meeting between the representatives of ASUU, and the government, led by the Minister of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba.
