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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has backed down from its earlier threat to embark on strike action, following the late disbursement of June 2025 salaries to its members.

Chairman of University[ of Abuja branch of ASUU, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh, confirmed this in an interview with LEADERSHIP on Tuesday.

Dr. Ugoh said the union suspended plans to withdraw services as salaries began to reflect in members’ accounts before the expiration of the 11:59pm ultimatum issued by the branch.

“The June 2025 salary of our members started to drop before the end of the 11:59 pm Monday 7th July, 2025 ultimatum given by ASUU UniAbuja. Therefore, the Branch did not activate the withdrawal of service as earlier resolved by Congress,” Ugoh stated.

The decision offers a brief respite from what could have become a full-blown nationwide academic shutdown.

Earlier, the national leadership of ASUU had confirmed that branches were directed to begin withdrawal of services if June salaries of universities lecturers were not paid promptly.

This move was based on a National Executive Council (NEC) resolution to enforce a “No Pay, No Work” policy, following persistent delays in salary payments, an issue ASUU blamed on the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.

ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, had on Monday, described the situation as a result of government’s “lackadaisical attitude,” stating that despite repeated engagements with relevant officials, lecturers continued to suffer needless delays in receiving their wages.

“We want to work, but we cannot because they have not allowed us to work. It’s a deliberate act. The payment platform's isn’t the problem. The issue is that those in charge of releasing funds are simply not doing their jobs,” the ASUU president had said.

Piwuna further stressed that the hardship caused by the transition from the IPPIS to the GIFMIS platform had worsened the plight of lecturers, and that any university whose members had not been paid by July 7 was expected to commence strike action immediately.

Bentacur007:
This country eee
So they were waiting for ASUU to react before they pay

SusanOpeyemi:
All na fear of the coalition. Reason why Tinubu doesn't want any opposition party to thrive so that he can do as he likes.

ALTERNATEID:
I am sure a lot of you are disappointed that Tinubu quickly stepped in to avoid the strike. There is no government in the last 40 years that has been able to prevent ASUU from going on strike for two straight years until Tinubu became president in 2023. So tell me, how is the coalition party of last week the reason behind ASUU not going on strike for over two years now?

Denalarian:
Any thing to make 2027 a dream come true.
Lets see how it goes

Kukutente23:
What is the salary worth in the market today
That salary cannot feed a family of five decently for a month
The salary that is not even worth up to $100 a month
These APC politicians are evil and wicked

Softmirror:
Oga VIO. Lmao...I know you must talk you ooooooooooooo.

ClearFlair:
By the looks of things, that 2027 dream will remain a dream for APC o. ADC ti take over

SusanOpeyemi:
All na fear of the coalition. Reason why Tinubu doesn't want any opposition party to thrive so that he can do as he likes.

ALTERNATEID:
I am sure a lot of you are disappointed that Tinubu quickly stepped in to avoid the strike. There is no government in the last 40 years that has been able to prevent ASUU from going on strike for two straight years until Tinubu became president in 2023. So tell me, how is the coalition party of last week the reason behind ASUU not going on strike for over two years now?

ALTERNATEID:
I am sure a lot of you are disappointed that Tinubu quickly stepped in to avoid the strike. There is no government in the last 40 years that has been able to prevent ASUU from going on strike for two straight years until Tinubu became president in 2023. So tell me, how is the coalition party of last week the reason behind ASUU not going on strike for over two years now?

lexy2014:
Are you saying that if ASUU had not threatened strike, the lecturers would not have received their pay?

SusanOpeyemi:
All na fear of the coalition. Reason why Tinubu doesn't want any opposition party to thrive so that he can do as he likes.

ondroid:
Just few days delay in salary has resulted to threats and agony