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Why do Nigeria's university lecturers strike?

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Lecturers are teaching at universities in Nigeria again — but for how long? They've been on strike over unpaid salaries and long-promised funding. Will the government take their November 22 deadline seriously? Eddy Micah Jr, talks to Prof. Chris Piwuna, the president of Nigeria's Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and DW correspondent Abiodun Jamiu.
4 Nov 2025 English Germany News

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