ASUU Shuts Uniuyo, Suspends Exams Over Salaries, 2009 Agreement
- The members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have embarked on a nationwide protest
- The ASUU members in the University of Uyo (Uniuyo) in Akwa Ibom state shut down the school and suspended the ongoing examination
- The situation was not different at the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) in the FCT, as lecturers joined the nationwide protest over the 2009 agreement on salaries
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria and worldwide
Uyo, Akwa Ibom state - The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has shut down academic activities in the University of Uyo (Uniuyo) in Akwa Ibom state over nationwide protests.
The union is protesting the federal government’s ill-treatment, including failure to complete the renegotiated 2009 agreement.
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The shutdown has resulted in the suspension of all examinations scheduled to commence on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
The UniUyo lecturers came out in numbers early protesting with placards asserting, “Our salaries are too poor, ‘pay us sustainable living salaries, ‘Treat lecturers with some dignity, ‘We are FG lecturers and not borrowers, ‘Government, please sign and implement our renegotiated agreement,” among others.
The Chairperson, ASUU Uniuyo, Prof Opeyemi Olajide, said lecturers' salaries have been fixed for over 16 years without any increase despite the harsh economic realities.
“The federal government still withheld our salaries for three and a half months after we had done the job. We have been on the same salary for 16 years. The federal government has refused to fund infrastructure in public universities. Look at where you are taking your exams; is it befitting?
“The federal government has refused to fund infrastructure in public universities. We are not happy about it. So there is no examination today, go home!” He told the students of the institution.”
ASUU in the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) joined their counterparts across the country in a nationwide protest on Monday, August 25, 2025.
The UniAbuja protested to demand the immediate payment of withheld salaries, arrears, and the implementation of a renegotiated agreement long overdue.
The Chairman of ASUU UniAbuja, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh, said the protest was aimed at drawing the attention of the federal government and the public to the worsening hardship confronting academic staff.
Ugoh said lecturers have been on the same salary structure since 2009, despite the government’s promise of periodic reviews every three years.
“It is not a favour we seek. We worked for these salaries. Pay us our arrears, implement the renegotiation report, and release our promotion arrears. The government boasts there’s no strike under them, but the reality is that we have only been patient.”
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ASUU rejects FG’s loan scheme for university staff
Legit.ng earlier reported that ASUU rejected the Federal Government’s newly launched Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund.
The interest-free loan scheme, which offers up to N10 million for university staff, was described by ASUU as a “bait” that would push lecturers further into debt.
The union urged the government to instead sign the renegotiated 2009 agreement and settle withheld salaries, warning of possible strike action if demands are ignored.
ASUU threatens fresh Strike, ‘Destroyed trust’
In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that Nigeria’s university lecturers issued a fresh warning of a nationwide strike, citing the Federal Government’s failure to honour key agreements.
ASUU says unresolved issues, including unpaid salaries and poor pension conditions, continue to threaten the future of public universities.
With rallies planned and tensions rising, fears mount over another disruption to the country’s fragile education system
Source: Legit.ng
