Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- The Federal Government has ordered vice-chancellors of all federal universities to immediately implement the "no work, no pay" policy against members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) taking part in the ongoing nationwide strike.



The directive, contained in a circular dated October 13, 2025, and signed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, was addressed to key education and finance officials, including pro-chancellors, the Accountant-General of the Federation, the Director-General of the Budget Office, and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC).



The government expressed disappointment over ASUU's continued industrial action despite repeated invitations f...