Member chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), across the country have warned of an impending crisis in the university system over the alleged government’s inaction on long-standing issues affecting the sector, describing it as ‘wicked and heartless’.
On a protest march to register their anger with the government yesterday were the ASUU Chapters of the University of Lagos, the Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Akure, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto State University, Shehu Shagari University of Education, Sokoto, University of Ilorin, Federal University Lokoja, the University of Port Harcourt, University of Benin, and several others.
Federal University of Technology, Akure
The FUTA Chapter protested the long-standing neglect of the tertiary academic sector during a remonstration at the institution, in compliance with the directive of the national body (ASUU), which had declared August 26, 2025, as a nationwide protest day across all campuses in the country.
The protesters, who carried placards with various inscriptions and chanted solidarity songs, marched through the campus to express their dissatisfaction and grievances with the government’s alleged neglect of their demands.