The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its branches across Nigeria to suspend academic activities due to the federal government’s delay in paying June 2025 salaries.
ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, confirmed the move in Abuja on Monday, citing the union’s “No Pay, No Work” policy. He explained that the action was in line with a National Executive Council (NEC) resolution mandating members to suspend duties if salaries are delayed beyond three days into any new month.
The branches at the University of Jos and the University of Abuja have already complied with the directive, initiating strike actions.
Prof. Piwuna criticized the federal government’s persistent delay in salary payments, describing the lecturers’ wages as meagre and irregular. He noted that since the transition from the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System (IPPIS) to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), ASUU members have faced severe hardship.
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Despite engagements with the Minister of Education and the Accountant General of the Federation, Piwuna said there has been no resolution, prompting NEC to enforce the strike action.
“The delay in salary payments is not due to any issue with the payment platform,” he stressed. “It is a deliberate act by some government officials, especially in the Office of the Accountant General.”
He further warned that any institution that is yet to receive June salaries would also withdraw services.
Additionally, Piwuna urged the federal government to promptly release the outstanding ₦10 billion of the ₦50 billion Earned Academic Allowance (EAA), warning that failure to do so could lead to further industrial unrest.
At the University of Jos, branch chairman Jurbe Molwus confirmed that members had stopped lectures and meetings in compliance with the NEC directive. He added that the branch’s strike monitoring team had been activated to ensure full compliance.
Molwus reiterated that lecturers would continue to withdraw services in any month salaries are delayed beyond the third day.
…by Ani Juliana.
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