ASUU Benin zone threatens industrial action over non-implementation of 2025 agreement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, nether the Benin Zone has warned of imminent concern enactment if the authorities continues to breach and disrespect the corporate bargaining and binding agreements to which some parties are signatories.

DAILY POST reports that the national issued the informing astatine a property league connected Thursday, May 21, 2026, successful Benin City.

The universities nether the portion see the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, Adekunle Ajasin University, AAUA,, Akungba, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, OAUS, Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, FUPRE, Effurun, University of Delta, UNIDEL, Agbor, Dennis Osadebay University, DOU, Asaba and Southern Delta University, SDU, Ozoro.

Speaking astatine the briefing, Prof Monday Lewis Igbafen, the ASUU Zonal Coordinator, said successful 2025, the Federal Government of Nigeria and ASUU had an statement that was formally unveiled connected January 14, 2026, by the Nigerian State.

Igbafen opined that the unveiling marked what they believed would beryllium the extremity of years of conflict to renegotiate the 2009 Agreement and unafraid lasting concern harmony successful the nation’s nationalist universities.

He alleged that the national assemblage administrators are, however, selectively and partially paying Consolidated Academic Al...