BY AFOLABI OLANREWAJU
UNIHUB CONNECT TV
🔴 What happened?
ASUU, the union representing academic staff in Nigeria's federal universities, has declared a nationwide strike over the non-payment of June 2025 salaries. This comes as part of its “No Pay, No Work” policy, triggered after salaries were delayed beyond three days into the new month .
📅 When did this begin?
The strike directive was issued by ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC) on July 7, 2025, and strikes commenced at branches like the University of Jos and University of Abuja that same day .
The action has since spread, with other federal universities expected to withdraw services until salaries are paid.
👥 Who has joined in?
Branches at the University of Jos and University of Abuja have already downed tools .
Other institutions are poised to follow the NEC resolution: any university yet to receive June salaries will join the strike .
🛑 Why the strike?
ASUU President Prof. Chris Piwuna emphasized that salary delays are not due to technical issues with the Payroll systems (IPPIS → GIFMIS), but rather a deliberate slowdown by the Office of the Accountant General .
The union also pointed out an outstanding ₦10 billion Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) yet to be released—the government owes ₦50 billion but has only disbursed ₦40 billion .
🧭 What’s next?
The strike continues indefinitely, with the NEC stating that services will only resume once June salaries and the EAA arrears are fully paid.
A strike monitoring team has been set up in branches like Jos to ensure full compliance .