By Tony Obiechina Abuja
The Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, said categorically that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is not on strike.
This came after the ASUU directed all its branches nationwide to suspend their services due to the delay in the payment of June 2025 salaries.
The ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday, said the decision was in line with the union’s “No Pay, No Work” resolution.
However, Alausa said the Federal Government has been working to ensure industrial harmony in the nation’s tertiary institutions.
The minister in a statement signed by the minister’s Director, Press and Public Relations, Mrs Boriowo Folasade, said public tertiary institutions have remained open and stable for the past two years, a feat that has not been achieved in several decades.
The Minister reassured that the welfare of both academic and non-academic staff remains a top priority for the Federal Government, in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for Human Capital Development.
“It is not by coincidence that Nigerian Public Tertiary Institutions have remained open and stable for the past two years, something that has not happened in several decades,” the Minister stated.
“This is a reflection of our government’s unwavering commitment to maintaining cordial relationships with all stakeholders in the education sector. We are meeting demands in phases, and we are doing so respectfully and consistently,” he said.
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He emphasised that the government will continue to improve working conditions and protect the academic calendar.
Alausa urged the public to disregard any misinformation suggesting that ASUU is on strike, reiterating that the current stability in the university system is a joint achievement that must be preserved.
He added that the Federal Government will continue to work closely with all unions in the education sector to ensure uninterrupted education for students.
“Our children are the heartbeat of the nation, and their uninterrupted education is non-negotiable. The Federal Government will continue to work closely with all unions in the education sector to ensure that the gates of our institutions remain open,” he added.
