The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has ordered its members across the country to commence an indefinite industrial action.

This directive followed a meeting of ASUU leaders held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, the Ondo State capital on Sunday.

The National President of ASUU, Professor Abiodun Ogunyemi told journalists shortly after the meeting that the union took the decision to embark on the strike due to the poor funding of universities in the country.

Prof. Ogunyemi consequently directed all members of the Union across various universities in Nigeria to withdraw their services, stressing that the strike would be total and indefinite.