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PRESS RELEASE

CLARIFICATION ON MINISTER'S STATEMENT REGARDING FGN-ASUU AGREEMENTS

The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, wishes to clarify his statement made during an interaction with the press on August 28, 2025, regarding agreements between the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

For the avoidance of doubt, the FGN-ASUU Agreement was last signed in 2009. That agreement remains the most recent signed and binding agreement between the Federal Government and ASUU.

Subsequently, in 2017, the then Honourable Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, inaugurated a renegotiation committee to review the 2009 agreement. The outcome of that process was the draft Nimi Briggs Agreement produced in May 2021. However, it is important to stress that this 2021 draft agreement was not signed by the Federal Government.

When the Honourable Minister stated yesterday that there had been “no new signed agreement” with ASUU, he was referring specifically to the 2021 draft Nimi Briggs document, which has not been formally executed.

The Ministry therefore reaffirms that, The 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement remains the last formally signed agreement, The 2021 Nimi Briggs draft agreement was not signed but serves as the latest framework for discussions. The Federal Government remains committed to ending the 16-year stalemate with ASUU in a sustainable and constitutionally backed manner, ensuring our universities remain open for teaching and research.

The Ministry of Education urges the public and all stakeholders to disregard any misinterpretations and to note that the Federal Government’s commitment to resolving issues with ASUU remains firm under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

fergie001:
Director, Press & Public Relations
Federal Ministry of Education

Boriowo Folasade

Previous Thread:
FG Never Signed Any Agreement With ASUU — Education Minister, Alausa

cule7:
This government is full of deceit. I see no way this country will move forward with these clowns and liars in government.

unitysheart:
Why would they go all the way to renegotiate the agreement but refused to sign it?

Waste of everything.

Racoon:
Tunda Ajasa was supposed to have resigned or be shown the door since the JAMB glitch incident affecting mainly the SE candidates in the last UTME that he stupidly claimed it was a JAMB water-tight examination malpractices until it was proven not to be true. I mean why is this nation like this?

Where was Ajasa when this protracted ASUU-FG duel started? Every living Nigerian fully knows about this lingering issue. However, in the usual APC way of having illusion about the truth, he is boldly insulting the sensibility of a nation with spurious lies. God save this nation.

Just imagine this kind of human being going to represent Nigeria in UNESCO or any other international education conferences, meetings expos etc. Anyone Tinubu appoints must naturally or by default be like him

adioolayi:
You sure you read the release well...or you are just bitter

duduade:
When will the strike start

Concern for now niyen

cule7:
This government is full of deceit. I see no way this country will move forward with these clowns and liars in government.

cule7:
This government is full of deceit. I see no way this country will move forward with these clowns and liars in government.

crossfm:
Hehehe.

Federal government don run ASUU street.

The more you see in Nigeria,the less you understand.

Yahoo boys by now should know their number one mentor (federal government) .

A government that neglects education is simply heading to doom.