Abuja, July 8, 2025 — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a national strike notice over the government’s failure to pay its members June salaries.
In a statement on Monday, ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC) directed all its branches to withdraw into a “No Pay, No Work” action because of the government’s default.
Incidentally, ASUU President Prof. Chris Piwuna made it clear that the union had resolved that if there was no payment of salaries by the third day of the new month, members would withdraw their services forthwith.
Unfortunately, we can no longer provide services without pay. The government and the university administration have defaulted on their obligation. Up to July 3rd, we had not paid our members for June. We have no other alternative but to start this action,” Prof. Piwuna said.
Some of the branches, such as the University of Jos and the University of Abuja, have already plunged into total strike action. Lectures have been suspended, and academic work has also ceased in the affected institutions.
The University of Jos ASUU Chairman, Dr. Jurbe Molwus, supported the report, stating that the branch kicked off the strike at the early morning of July 4th and has established a monitoring committee to track compliance.
“The message is clear — no pay, no work. Our members have remained in full compliance,” he said.
ASUU also groused against the still pending Earned Academic Allowance (EAA), charging the government for not releasing the balance ₚ10 billion out of the ₚ50 billion that had been previously pledged.
Until now, the Federal Ministry of Education and Office of the Accountant General of the Federation have not responded to the union’s position.
Students in various campuses are already dreading another lengthy academic break because the strike is likely to hinder the already shaky university calendar.
