NASU, SSANU begin indefinite strike Friday over allowances

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The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has confirmed the commencement of a nationwide onslaught opening from Friday.

In a missive dated April 30, 2026 and addressed to the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, the unions cited the Federal Government’s nonaccomplishment to reason ongoing renegotiations and contiguous a caller connection connected allowances.

The letter, signed by NASU General Secretary, Peters Adeyemi, and SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, said the onslaught would statesman astatine midnight connected May 1, 2026.

“We constitute to admit receipt of your correspondence and to arsenic admit the Honourable Minister of Education for withdrawing the contentious letter,” the national leaders said, referring to the earlier circular connected a 30 per cent summation successful the Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance.

“Despite this, the withdrawal did not resoluteness the halfway issues successful dispute.

“The statement result of the consultation is that our request vis-à-vis the dilatory gait of the renegotiation process has not been met.”

According to the unions, nary alternate connection had been made to regenerate the withdrawn allowance.

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