BREAKING: All University Will Be Closed Till Further Notice, ASUU Declares Nationwide Strike

• Nigerian public universities might be shut down as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is set to embark on a fresh nationwide strike, from November 21, 2025.

Nigerian public universities might be shut down as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is set to embark on a fresh nationwide strike from November 21, 2025, citing the Federal Government’s failure to address the union’s long-standing demands.

This is according to a post made on Tuesday by the X account @asuunews, which regularly reports developments on the union’s activities.

“ALL UNIVERSITY WILL BE CLOSED NATIONWIDE TILL FURTHER NOTICE ON FRIDAY!” the post read.

Earlier, the ASUU Kano Zone warned that Nigeria may be heading toward another round of industrial action following what it described as the Federal Government’s “snail-paced” and insincere handling of ongoing renegotiations.

Zonal Coordinator, Comrade Abdulkadir Muhammad, told journalists after a zonal meeting in Kano that the union is rapidly losing confidence in the government’s commitment to resolving issues affecting the university system.

Muhammad recalled that ASUU suspended its two-week warning strike in October to allow for “meaningful and fruitful engagement,” but said government negotiators have instead adopted delay tactics and spread misinformation.

He noted that ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC) met on November 8 and 9 at Taraba State University, where members reviewed government offers and the status of renegotiation. According to him, NEC was “seriously dismayed and disillusioned” by the slow progress.

“Our hope for a holistic, amicable, and timely resolution of the contentious issues is increasingly being dashed,” he said, accusing some government officials of misleading the public and undermining ongoing talks.

Muhammad added that the government’s proposals do not address the poor conditions of service fueling massive brain drain in public universities. He dismissed claims that most of ASUU’s demands had been met, describing them as propaganda.

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“The one-month ultimatum given to the government to respond to our demands will soon lapse,” he warned.

ASUU called on traditional rulers, religious bodies, civil society groups, trade unions, students, parents, and other stakeholders to pressure the government to act swiftly and avert another total shutdown of the university system.

In October, ASUU had suspended its two-week warning strike following renewed commitments from the Federal Government and the National Assembly to address the union’s demands.

These demands include the renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement, sustainable funding and revitalisation of public universities, an end to the alleged victimisation of ASUU members in LASU, KSU (now Prince Abubakar Audu University) and FUTO, payment of outstanding 25–35% salary arrears, settlement of over four years of promotion arrears, and remittance of outstanding third-party deductions.

Following the October strike, the Federal Government reiterated its commitment to revitalising the tertiary education sector. It also announced the release of ₦2.3 billion, representing Batch 8 salary and promotion arrears to universities across the country.