SSANU And NASU Call Off Warning Strike After Reaching Agreement

SSANU And NASU Call Off Warning Strike After Reaching Agreement

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have officially ended their seven-day warning strike.

According to a circular addressed to branch chairmen across public universities nationwide, SSANU President Mohammed Ibrahim has instructed all SSANU and NASU members to resume work starting from Monday, March 25, 2024.

The strike, which commenced on Monday, March 18, 2024, was initiated due to the withholding of salaries, prompting workers in various departments such as registry, bursary, works and maintenance, security, and students’ affairs to withdraw their services.

SSANU and NASU’s primary grievance stems from the Federal Government’s withholding of salaries. The unions criticized the government for releasing salaries to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) while disregarding the non-academic unions.

In 2022, all unions embarked on an eight-month strike to advocate for improved welfare conditions. Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration responded by implementing a ‘No Work, No Pay policy’ against the unions. However, in October, President Bola Tinubu approved the release of four out of the eight months’ withheld salaries.

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