The Federal Government has directed vice-chancellors of federal universities to immediately enforce the “no work, no pay” policy on members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) participating in the ongoing nationwide strike.
The directive, contained in a circular dated October 13, 2025, was signed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa.
Copies of the circular were distributed to key government offices, including the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Permanent Secretary of Education, Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities, the Director-General of the Budget Office, the Accountant-General of the Federation, and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC).
The ministry expressed concern over ASUU’s continued strike despite several appeals for dialogue, emphasizing that the government would no longer condone actions that violate existing labour laws.