ASUU Launches Nationwide Strike Over Unpaid June Salaries
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has initiated a nationwide strike across Nigeria, demanding payment of members’ overdue June 2025 salaries. The industrial action affects thousands of lecturers and millions of students nationwide.
Universities including the University of Jos and other federal institutions have suspended academic activities as faculty members abandon classrooms. The strike represents the latest escalation in ongoing disputes between ASUU and Nigeria’s federal government over lecturer compensation and welfare issues.
ASUU officials cite the non-payment of June salaries as the immediate trigger for the work stoppage. However, the union frames this action within broader concerns about systemic neglect of university staff and deteriorating working conditions across Nigeria’s higher education sector.
The federal government has not yet issued an official response to the strike announcement. Previous ASUU strikes have lasted weeks or months, significantly disrupting Nigeria’s academic calendar and affecting graduation timelines for university students.
This latest industrial action continues a pattern of labor disputes that have plagued Nigeria’s university system for years. ASUU has previously organized strikes over salary delays, inadequate funding for universities, and poor infrastructure conditions.
The strike’s duration remains uncertain, with resolution dependent on government action regarding salary payments and broader negotiations about university funding. Students and parents across Nigeria now face another period of academic uncertainty as the standoff between ASUU and federal authorities unfolds.
