[Nigeria] ASUU orders nationwide strike over salary delays

In Nigeria, ASUU, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, has officially ordered a nationwide strike and declared the “No Pay, No Work” policy effective immediately, Crispng reports.

The move comes in the wake of repeated delays to June 2025 salaries, which have triggered industrial action across federal universities in Nigeria. 

Branches at the University of Jos and the University of Abuja have already implemented the strike directive, suspending lectures and academic activities. Soon, the impact of the escalating conflict between lecturers and government authorities will be felt nationwide.

ASUU President Professor Chris Piwuna reportedly confirmed that the union’s National Executive Council had invoked the “No Pay, No Work” resolution after salaries were delayed by more than three days, a longstanding threshold enshrined in ASUU policy. 

The issue is due to the shift from IPPIS (Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System) to the GIFMIS platform, which lecturers say has caused delayed payments and financial hardship.

ASUU has stated that any federal university which fails to receive June salaries by the third day of the month must comply fully with the strike order.

Source: Crispng

In Nigeria, ASUU, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, has officially ordered a nationwide strike and declared the “No Pay, No Work” policy effective immediately, Crispng reports.

The move comes in the wake of repeated delays to June 2025 salaries, which have triggered industrial action across federal universities in Nigeria. 

Branches at the University of Jos and the University of Abuja have already implemented the strike directive, suspending lectures and academic activities. Soon, the impact of the escalating conflict between lecturers and government authorities will be felt nationwide.

ASUU President Professor Chris Piwuna reportedly confirmed that the union’s National Executive Council had invoked the “No Pay, No Work” resolution after salaries were delayed by more than three days, a longstanding threshold enshrined in ASUU policy. 

The issue is due to the shift from IPPIS (Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System) to the GIFMIS platform, which lecturers say has caused delayed payments and financial hardship.

ASUU has stated that any federal university which fails to receive June salaries by the third day of the month must comply fully with the strike order.

Source: Crispng