UniJos ASUU declares indefinite strike over unpaid salary, allowances

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The University of Jos subdivision of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has declared a full and indefinite withdrawal of services pursuing the non-payment of March 2026 salaries and the exclusion of the Earned Academic Allowance, EAA, from unit remuneration.

Branch Chairperson, Jurbe Molwus, who disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Wednesday, said the national ordered each its members to instantly abstain from lectures, examinations, and statutory meetings.

According to the statement, the strike, which takes effect from Wednesday, April 8, 2026, complies with resolutions of the union’s National Executive Council, NEC, and the subdivision congress.

The national further explained that the determination followed prolonged patience by members contempt delays successful wage payments.

“After pursuing owed process, we hereby petition each members to abstain from lectures, the behaviour of exams, and statutory meetings, arsenic our wage for the period of March 2026 is yet to beryllium paid contempt our patience,” the connection read.

The national attributed the hold successful wage outgo to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, noting that the university’s bursary section had completed its portion of the outgo process.

“From our consultation, the hold is occasioned by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federati...

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