The 2009 ASUU Agreement: A mirror of government failure, by Dr. Tukur Madu Yemi When the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) signed the 2009 Agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), it was heralded as a landmark commitment to reposition higher education in the country. The agreement was designed to address chronic underfunding, deteriorating infrastructure, poor staff welfare, and the urgent need to raise the standard of Nigerian universities to a level comparable with global best practices. Fifteen years later, however, the reality remains grim. The promises embedded in...