SSANU and NASU Threaten Indefinite Strike Over Outstanding Salaries, Issue Three-Week Ultimatum
The Joint Action Committee of SSANU and NASU has threatened an indefinite strike due to unpaid salaries, giving the Federal Government a three-week ultimatum starting September 17, 2024. They demand payment for four months of overdue salaries, improved remuneration, earned allowances, and the implementation of the 2009 agreement.
Chris Oyeoku Okafor 
The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) has issued a stern warning of an indefinite strike action due to unresolved salary issues. The unions have given the Federal Government a three-week ultimatum to settle the outstanding salaries or face a nationwide shutdown of universities and inter-university centers.
In a statement released on Wednesday, SSANU President Mohammed Ibrahim and NASU General Secretary Prince Peters Adeyemi highlighted that the initial 10-day grace period for the payment of four months' overdue salaries had lapsed on July 26, 2024. The unions are now demanding immediate action from the government, with the new deadline set for October 8, 2024.
The unions' grievances include the settlement of the withheld salaries, improved remuneration, earned allowances, and the implementation of the 2009 agreement with the federal government. They have accused the Federal Government of neglecting to address these issues within the previous six-week ultimatum issued in July.
If their demands are not met within the new timeframe, SSANU and NASU have vowed to initiate an indefinite strike, which could disrupt academic activities across the country.
