Crisis Looms Over Higher Education: ESUT and Over 100 Universities Face Closure as ASUU Issues Strike "Without Notice" Warning
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a severe warning to federal and state authorities. Following incomplete rollouts of the December 2025 welfare agreement, billions in unremitted deductions, and 3.5 months of outstanding withheld salaries, over 100 public universities—including Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT)—face a full-scale academic shutdown.