The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University (TSU) department, has reaffirmed its complete and indefinite strike, directing members to droop all educating actions, together with on-line lectures, challenge supervision and educating apply supervision.
In a press release issued on Monday, the department chairperson, Dr. Garba Mbave Joshua, urged members to stay united, disciplined and dedicated to the strike directive.
The union stated the strike would stay complete till significant engagement with the federal government produced concrete progress in the direction of resolving the problems behind the economic motion.
It clarified that no educating, supervision or lectures, whether or not carried out on-line or bodily, ought to happen all through the strike.
ASUU-TSU directed members to droop all tutorial actions throughout college programmes, together with these carried out outdoors the college premises. It additionally warned in opposition to utilizing different platforms or preparations to bypass the union’s collective determination.
“Compliance with the directive is essential to sustaining the union’s bargaining position. Selective participation in academic activities could weaken its collective action,” the union stated.
The department management maintained that the success of the strike depended on the solidarity of its members, urging them to adjust to the directive with out exception.
ASUU-TSU additionally cautioned members in opposition to what it described as media propaganda, deceptive stories and provocative statements allegedly meant to undermine the strike.
It suggested members to not enable rumours, hypothesis or unverified data to affect their choices or create divisions throughout the union.
The assertion stated there had been no significant engagement with the federal government able to addressing the problems on the centre of the dispute.
The union consequently urged members to ignore any impression that the disagreement had been resolved, insisting that its place would stay unchanged till concrete progress was achieved by way of negotiations.
It additionally suggested members to rely on official communications from the department management for clarification quite than data circulating by way of unofficial channels.
While appreciating members for his or her sacrifices, self-discipline and dedication to the wrestle, the management stated the union remained decided to defend their legit pursuits.
The assertion additional urged members to stay vigilant and resist intimidation, stressing that unity and collective dedication have been important to attaining the union’s calls for.
ASUU-TSU has been on an indefinite strike since October 12, 2026, over unresolved calls for, together with the implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU settlement and excellent wage arrears relationship again to January 2026.
The industrial motion has disrupted tutorial actions on the college, together with examinations, elevating issues amongst college students, dad and mom and different stakeholders over the establishment’s tutorial calendar.
