ASUU Strikes Significantly Reduced Under Tinubu, Says Presidential Aide

Dada Olusegun, Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, has said industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has significantly declined under the Renewed Hope administration. He noted that the union has gone on strike only once since 2023, describing it as a nine-day warning strike.

Olusegun credited the reduction to deliberate government interventions in the education sector, including the renegotiation of the 2009 agreements with ASUU. He highlighted reforms such as exempting federal universities from IPPIS to enhance payroll autonomy, unifying tertiary unions under an expanded negotiation committee, and allocating ₦150 billion in the 2025 budget for university revitalization.

The presidential aide also pointed to ₦50 billion released for Earned Academic Allowances, as well as a recent landmark agreement and salary review signed on January 14, 2026. He said these measures, alongside the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) programme, represent the administration’s sustained efforts to address the perennial problem of strikes in public universities.

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