ASUU Announces Nationwide Strike— Reason 

ASUU Announces Nationwide Strike— Reason 

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has instructed all its branches across the country to halt academic activities, citing the delay in the payment of June 2025 salaries.

The union stated that the action is in line with its “No Pay, No Work” policy.

ASUU chapters at the University of Jos and the University of Abuja have already commenced the strike in compliance with the directive.

ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, confirmed the development to Tribune Online on Monday in Abuja. He explained that the affected institutions were simply carrying out a directive from the union’s National Executive Council (NEC), which stipulates that if salaries are delayed beyond three days in any given month, members should withdraw their services until payment is made.

Piwuna condemned the government’s apathetic approach toward the welfare of lecturers, describing their salaries as already insufficient.

He further noted that since the transition from the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System (IPPIS) to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), university staff have experienced significant difficulties due to recurring salary delays.

According to him, despite engaging with key government figures, including the Minister of Education and the Accountant General of the Federation, no tangible progress was made. As a result, the ASUU NEC resolved to enforce the “No Pay, No Work” stance.

He said: “What they are doing is just enforcing a NEC resolution. We have agreed at NEC that our members are going through a lot since our migration out of the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System. Certainly, our salaries are delayed for a week and sometimes 10 days before our members receive the paltry amount we get to help us carry out our duties well.

“Therefore, we agreed that if there is no pay, there will be no work,” Piwuna said.

When asked whether other universities are joining the strike?

The ASUU President said, “all institutions that have not been paid are expected to withdraw their services, insisting that this was the resolution at NEC and the only way to address the challenge, which he noted was being deliberately caused by some government officials, especially at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.”

He stated that any institution yet to receive its payment would also join the action, emphasizing, “we are tired of repeatedly addressing this issue.”

“We have spoken to the relevant authorities—the minister is aware, the Office of the Accountant General is aware. All those concerned are aware that this thing has been happening.

“We’ve had meetings with them to express our dissatisfaction with the way our salaries are being paid, and they have not taken any action. We want to work, but we cannot because they have not allowed us to work,” he stated.