Days lost to ASUU strikes by year
Year-by-year heatmap (1999–2026)
0 days (no strike)
1–14 days
15–60 days
61–150 days
150+ days
Full strike record
| Year | Days | Reason | How it ended |
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Request a Tertiary Brief →Sources: Federal Government statement via The Guardian (March 2026); Provisio Services 200-day analysis (2022); BusinessDay strike audit; ASUU public communiqués; news archives 1999–2026.
"Days lost" figures are the best public estimates for each calendar year; some strikes spanned two years and the totals reflect the active days within each year.
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