The leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have instructed their members at university campuses across the country to cease operations starting on Monday, March 18.

Both associations recently conducted a warning strike lasting seven days to protest the non-payment of their members' salaries.

In a new directive issued by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of SSANU and NASU, and endorsed by the National President of SSANU, Mohammed Ibrahim, and the General Secretary of NASU, Peters Adeyemi, the organizations have urged branch leaders to begin a nationwide strike from tomorrow with a focus on ensuring full compliance with the order.

JAC criticized the Nigerian government for allowing the situation to worsen, questioning why salaries withheld from members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) were being paid while neglecting to compensate their own members.

The memo reads in part;

“Please note that the 7-day warning strike should be comprehensive and total as no concession should be given in any guise. Your strict compliance and adherence to this directive is mandatory for all NASU and SSANU branches in the Universities and Inter-University Centres.”