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BREAKING: SSANU, NASU Commence Seven-day Warning Strike 

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BREAKING: SSANU, NASU Commence Seven-day Warning Strike 

 

 

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The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have instructed their members to initiate a seven-day warning strike starting today.

 

This decision was made by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) comprising both unions.

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This is contained in a statement, themed: Commencement of a Seven-Day Warning Strike. 

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The statement which was made by NASU General Secretary Peters Adeyemi and SSANU President Mohammed Ibrahim reads: “The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of NASU and SSANU has inundated the Federal Government with the need to pay the withheld four months’ salaries of our members in the Federal universities and inter-university centres, as done for our academic counterpart to no avail.

 

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“As a matter of fact, the attention of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman (SAN), was called to this injustice and unfair treatment of our members in our letter referenced JAC/NS/VOL.II/277, dated February 13, 2024 and to also inform them to resolve the issue positively before it leads to unnecessary upheaval in our university sector.

 

“In a similar vein, a press release was issued on March 1, 2024 and the Federal Government was given a seven-day ultimatum to do the needful in respect of the payment of the withheld four months’ salaries but nothing was done on the same.

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“Having waited patiently for the ultimatum to expire without a positive response to our demand by the government, this is to direct our members in the universities and inter-university centres throughout the country to commence a seven-day warning strike effective Monday, March 18, 2024 in the first instance…”

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