The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a warning of a potential indefinite strike due to the Federal Government's failure to fulfill the 2009 agreement established with the union.

During a press conference on Friday in Jos, Prof. Timothy Namo, the Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, made this announcement.

He noted that following the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held from August 17 to August 18, the union has set a 21-day ultimatum.

“As we speak, the government has not honour any of the agreements or addressed our concerns.

“At the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum, we again issued another 14-day ultimatum that commenced from Sept. 23.

“So, we want Nigerians to blame the federal government if ASUU decides to down tools and shut down public universities,” he said.

Namo emphasized several ongoing concerns, including the unresolved re-negotiation of the 2009 agreement, the failure to disburse three and a half months' salaries for academic staff, unpaid salaries for adjunct faculty, and outstanding third-party deductions.

He also pointed out additional persistent issues such as inadequate funding for the revitalization of public universities, the non-payment of Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) as outlined in the 2023 budget, the excessive establishment of universities, and the lack of implementation of reports from visitation panels to universities, among other matters.