The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet, today, to deliberate on the Federal Government’s response to their demands.

Meanwhile, congresses of the various branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) met yesterday, to review the government’s offers.

It was gathered that the government’s response to ASUU’s demands would be discussed at the crucial NEC meeting in Abuja, and a position taken on whether to suspend or extend the strike indefinitely. A source told Daily Sun that branch chairmen were mandated to bring the outcome of their respective congresses to the NEC meeting for discussion. The national body of ASUU had directed branch chairmen to convene emergency meetings to deliberate on the Federal Government’s response and decide the next line of action.

“A national official of ASUU told Daily Sun that branch chairmen were mandated to summon an emergency congress, Monday, for members’ reactions to the government’s response.

“The emergency congress is held simultaneously in all ASUU branches. Remember, it was the branch congresses that voted for strike. Now that the renegotiation committee has presented the government’s response, the branches are expected, at the various congresses, to accept or reject it.”

In a related development, ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, in a circular dated October 19, 2025, said the failure of government to satisfactorily attend to the union’s demands caused the activation of the ongoing warning strike.

He said: “The government, through its agents, has returned to the negotiation table. Some notable Nigerians have also been involved in finding lasting solutions to the impasse.’’

Piwuna said the National Strike Coordinating Committee (NSCC) met on Saturday, October 18th, 2025, at the National Secretariat to review developments around the ongoing action.

He said NSCC acknowledged that members nationwide were resolute in the implementation of the NEC’s resolution of September 28, 2025, in respect of the warning strike.

“Government’s Renegotiation Team, led by Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, has come to the negotiation table with a documented response to our demands and made some offers to the union.

“Attention of relevant Senate committees has been drawn to our demands, and they have met with our union’s leadership and some decisions have been reached.

“Progress is being recorded in certain areas such as the release of third-party deductions, arrears of promotions, mainstreaming of EAA, confiscation of UNIABUJA land, and victimisation of our members in KSU, LASU and FUTO.

“Engagements are continuing on all elements of the draft renegotiated 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement guided by the principles of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). We commend the resilience and courage of our members in various branches, but we should remain united and steadfast in the few days ahead,” Piwuna stated. (The Sun)