ASUU Commences Nationwide Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced a nationwide strike following the federal government’s failure to pay June 2025 salaries on time.
The industrial action, which began in universities such as the University of Jos and the University of Abuja, is in line with a National Executive Council (NEC) resolution enforcing a “No Pay, No Work” policy for salary delays exceeding three days into a new month.
ASUU National President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, confirmed the development, stressing that the decision stemmed from recurring salary delays and growing hardship among lecturers.
He faulted the transition from the IPPIS platform to the GIFMIS system, not for technical issues, but for what he termed “deliberate negligence” by the Office of the Accountant General. “Our members are experiencing hardship… The system works; it’s the handlers who are stalling,” Prof. Piwuna said, noting that the salary delay is not technical but administrative.
In addition to the unpaid June salaries, the union also raised concerns over the outstanding N10 billion in Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) yet to be disbursed by the federal government, despite an earlier promise of N50 billion.
The University of Jos ASUU Chairman, Dr. Jurbe Molwus, confirmed the full withdrawal of services and the activation of a strike monitoring team. Similarly, ASUU members at the University of Abuja joined the strike, although university officials declined to comment on the situation.
The strike has once again left thousands of students stranded, denying them access to lectures and research guidance.
This interruption underscores a growing concern: students’ right to uninterrupted, quality education is being compromised by the persistent failure of the government to meet basic obligations, such as timely salary payments.
