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The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has confirmed that a directive has been issued for all branches of the union nationwide to withdraw their services over the delay in the payment of June 2025 salaries to its members, citing the enforcement of “No Pay, No Work” resolution.

ASUU branches in two federal universities, the University of Jos and the University of Abuja, have already commenced strike action in compliance with the directive.

President of ASUU, Prof. Chris Piwuna, who confirmed the development to Tribune Online on Monday in Abuja, said what the institutions are doing is simply enforcing a National Executive Council (NEC) resolution of the union that any month in which salaries are delayed beyond three days, members should withdraw their services until the salaries are paid.

Piwuna lamented the lackadaisical attitude of government officials toward the issue of lecturers’ salaries, which he described as a paltry amount.

He explained that since the migration of university workers from the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System (IPPIS) to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), union members have experienced significant hardship due to salary delays.

He disclosed that the leadership of the union has engaged relevant government officials, including the Minister of Education and the Accountant General of the Federation, without any positive result. Hence, the ASUU NEC resolved to enforce the “No Pay, No Work” policy.

He said: “What they are doing is just enforcing a NEC resolution. We have agreed at NEC that our members are going through a lot since our migration out of the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System. Certainly, our salaries are delayed for a week and sometimes 10 days before our members receive the paltry amount we get to help us carry out our duties well.

“Therefore, we agreed that if there is no pay, there will be no work,” Piwuna said.

On whether other universities are joining the strike action, the ASUU President said all institutions that have not been paid are expected to withdraw their services, insisting that this was the resolution at NEC and the only way to address the challenge, which he noted is being deliberately caused by some government officials, especially at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.

He said any institution that has not been paid will join the action because “we are tired of talking about this.”

“We have spoken to the relevant authorities—the minister is aware, the Office of the Accountant General is aware. All those concerned are aware that this thing has been happening. We’ve had meetings with them to express our dissatisfaction with the way our salaries are being paid, and they have not taken any action. We want to work, but we cannot because they have not allowed us to work,” he stated.

Piwuna maintained that the government has no genuine reason for the delay in salary payments because the platform used for payments has no issues.

According to him, when the money finally gets to the universities, nobody has complained of being underpaid or not receiving their salary.

“So, the platform through which the payment is effected has not been the problem. It’s just a deliberate effort by the Office of the Accountant General to delay the release of the funds. The platform is working well, but those who make it work are not willing to make it work. We think it’s a deliberate act; that is the point we are making,” the ASUU President added.

He, however, noted that the issue of salary delays is the immediate challenge facing union members and warned that the outstanding N10 billion Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) should be released promptly by the government to avoid another round of struggle.

He noted that the Federal Government was supposed to pay lecturers N50 billion in outstanding EAA but only released N40 billion, leaving a balance of N10 billion.

“On the EAA you talked about, the total amount was N50 billion, and what they gave to us is N40 billion. N10 billion is still outstanding. We hope that this is paid quickly so that we do not have to fight over it,” the ASUU President said.

Chairman of the University of Jos branch of ASUU, Jurbe Molwus, had announced the withdrawal of services by members of the union at the university, citing the delay in the payment of their June 2025 salaries.

Molwus said this followed the National Executive Council resolution directing branches to take action when salaries are not paid by the third day of a new month, and the congress affirming the position. He said union members have abstained from lectures and statutory meetings.

The chairman stated further that any time salaries are not paid by the third day of the month, there would be a continuous withdrawal of services by the lecturers.

He also said the strike monitoring team of the branch had been activated to ensure compliance.

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja branch, have also withdrawn their services on Monday as a result of the delay in the payment of their June 2025 salaries, Nigerian Tribune has gathered.

Chairman of the UniAbuja branch of ASUU, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh, did not return calls to confirm the strike action by his members.

The spokesperson of the University of Abuja, Dr. Habib Yakoob, when contacted, however said he was not in a position to speak on the issue and advised that the question be directed to the branch chairman of ASUU.

Source: https://tribuneonlineng.com/ASUU-directs-members-to-begin-nationwide-strike/

ASUU Strike Again?

Thank God, Mr Blogger, Don Graduate ooooo

You'll see ASUU members criticising politicians up and down, but when you give them the opportunity to become the returning officers during elections, they will hand over the election to the highest bidder.

PBAT will fix it. Just wait and see. Nigeria will survive.

Ah ah ah!

This ones won't stop the nonsense they are skilled in perpetrating!

They know they'll be paid even for the striking times and in the end it's only the students that loses!

If you're paid N40Bn out of N50Bn, who told you the N10Bn won't come later?

Àwọn onijekuje, agbaaya!

Fake strike without 40 characters Seun Bobo fit no post your comments.

Nifomd.

Haaa!

The only thing tinubu go use campaign next election.

If this strike happens nothing Wey miscreants go use campaign again.

The unending saga of ASUU. But on a serious note. Lecturers are not well taken care of in Nigeria.

Please, just let me finish my third year, second semester exam. I've already endured one for 8 long months.

Delay of June salary that is barely a week you want to go on strike

zikter:
Why will the salary be delayed in the first place? Some people's only job is to pay salaries and they are failing woefully. Instead of you to hold them accountable, you chose to blame the victim. How can our nation be better with this mentality, when something as little as paying people who have worked can't be sorted hitch free? This, as they said is a repeated occurrence and not only June, if you didn't read.

Mr stop these blind,silly and toughtless opposition aimed at discrediting the government.delays in salaries could be caused by many reasons,inflows,banks,networks and softwares to say the least.delay is different from non payment and since 2years of this administration it has been addressed relatively.you people can only toy with your followers brain by pushing irrelevant narratives where some of your states back are owning months of salaries even without implementing increments…the lecturers should endure cos the government won’t go and borrow to pay salaries for a less than one week delay.
Some people that have never been employed or even unemployable will come here and say what they don’t have idea of.

Chai....I remember those years

Once ASUU declare strike,,,,you will be happy but after staying just 3 weeks at home
You will get frustrated 😂😂😂

Courtesy of the best government in Nigeria. Those zone B commenting above, if them no pay una the normal 30k stipend, una go still get power to defend APC!

Just one month salary and they are already taking leave with style...

I pledge na lie
Patriotism na zero

Well, I don't blame ASUU since FG enacted the no work no pay policy, ASUU should also not work if they are not paid on time.

This guys should allow people to graduate na, haba

Long overdue...na sin if this government no experience ASUU strike

Tinubu is so useless that his intention is to crumble Nigeria.

That's their normal way of life, they cannot do without strike. I pity these youths who thinks that school is everything, use this opportunity to learn a profitable skill that will fetch you good money.

Once again its one.



This is naija this should be expected. I wonder how long this would be.

ASUU vs FG is a Nigerian constant and as usual FG has promised and failed

Flame333:
Just one month salary and they are already taking leave with style...

I pledge na lie
Patriotism na zero

For men and women with responsibilities… I think it’s unfair that the office of the AG is delaying the release of fund, mostly for few days of interest at the detriment of these lecturers. If I were Tinubu, I’ll direct that 24th of every month would be the payment date!

Pay them their salaries. The APC rats insulting ASUU will stop work immediately if they are being owed.

Tinubu has money to be paying them helienus 30k e try month but won’t pay ASUU? For what na??

Sadist lecturers everywhere.

15 more characters needed.

Wait Ooooh! Is it the only weapon ASUU has at their disposal?

Presidency no send anybody. Na una go use una hand come back

ASUU finally stained Tinubu's acclaimed white garment.

ASUU no dey tire

After Tinubu removed subsidy on University education we have been enjoying since independence, it still have not resolved ASUU issues
His slaves are busy counting student loan as achievement. After increasing Federal Government University school fees to over 200k from 50/60k.

Politicians called ASUU leadership. What happen to the day they will be staying home.

Tinubu is a scam and addict
He has pocketed the 10b for his drugs and to sponsor factions in the new ADC.

He campaigned that 4 years is 4 years for students plus loan.
Till today how far?
Please dear lecturers , proceed on strike asap

Lanretoye:
Delay of June salary that is barely a week you want to go on strike

Why should it be delayed in the first place?

Normalizing the delay of workers salaries is a reflection of low cognitive capacity.

ASUU is playing politics. Just a 7 days delay in salary has turned to strike? ASUU is allowing itself to be a political pown. There are people in my office who are yet to get their June salary and they still come to work while Salary section is working to fix it.

APC and calamity are 5&6

From subsidy is gone to high inflation rate and now this,it's nothing but all in the mix.