The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to shut down academic activities in public universities across Nigeria if the Federal Government and state governments fail to address the union’s outstanding demands.

ASUU President, Professor Christopher Piwuna, issued the warning on Friday following an emergency meeting of the union’s National Executive Council at the University of Abuja.

The union said it could resume nationwide industrial action “without any further notice” over what it described as the failure of the government to fully implement the agreement reached in December 2025.

ASUU also expressed concern over the non-remittance of billions of naira allegedly deducted from the salaries of university lecturers.According to the union, the December 2025 agreement was reached after more than eight years of negotiations and struggles over the welfare and working conditions of academics.

However, ASUU said the agreement remained only partially implemented by the Federal Government and several state governments.

The union warned that continued failure to resolve the outstanding issues could lead to another nationwide strike in public universities.

“Unless immediate and concrete steps are taken to fully and comprehensively address issues bordering on the welfare and well-being of Nigerian academics, ASUU-NEC will not accept any blame for calling out its members on a nationwide strike action within the shortest time possible,” Piwuna said.

The latest threat has raised fresh concerns over the stability of Nigeria’s public university system, with students and parents potentially facing another disruption to academic activities if negotiations between the union and governments fail.

ASUU has therefore called for urgent action to resolve the outstanding issues and prevent another nationwide shutdown of universities.