The Sokoto State Ministry of Higher Education has held talks with leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Sokoto State University and Shehu Shagari University of Education in a bid to avert industrial action. According to the Daily Post, the meeting aimed to address concerns raised by academic staff and resolve issues that could trigger a strike at state-owned universities.

Channels TV reports that ASUU-SLUK has threatened a two-week warning strike over unresolved demands. According to the union, the decision followed a review of the outcome of a recent ASUU Emergency National Executive Council meeting and an update on its engagement with the Jigawa State Government. The report does not specify the demands, the strike start date, or whether further talks are planned.

Academic staff at Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, have rejected the Jigawa State Government's latest offer concerning issues affecting the institution and threatened a two-week warning strike from midnight on September 15, 2026, if their demands are not met. According to the Daily Post, the decision was taken by the university's branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at a meeting of its members.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has begun an indefinite strike at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) over unpaid salaries, according to Punch. Meanwhile, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the government to intervene to end the prolonged industrial action affecting a university in Nasarawa State. The developments highlight ongoing disputes between university lecturers and authorities over welfare and funding in Nigeria's public universities.

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Nasarawa State Government to settle outstanding arrears owed to academic staff, in a bid to end the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Nasarawa State University, Keffi. According to Punch, NANS said resolving the payment issues would allow academic activities at the institution to resume, easing disruption to students' education.

The Nnamdi Azikiwe University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU-NAU) has begun an indefinite strike over what it describes as an incomplete August salary. According to Vanguard, the union resolved at its congress on Monday in Awka to withdraw its services, activating a 'no pay, no work' action at the institution, also known as UNIZIK, until the alleged salary shortfall is addressed.