During a press conference in Lagos on Monday, NASU’s general secretary, Peters Adeyemi, stated that if WAEC fails to meet the union’s four-point demand, a nationwide strike will commence on March 24.
The union stressed that its demands, which focus on improving staff welfare and ensuring the protection of union leaders’ rights, require urgent attention to secure the well-being of its members.
“If the management does not take immediate action, all WAEC offices across the country will be shut down indefinitely,” he said.
Last year, members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and NASU staged a one-week strike.
The two unions protested against the federal government’s decision to withhold their salaries.
SSANU and NASU accused the federal government of unfair treatment and discrimination.
They expressed their frustration over the government’s failure to compensate them similarly to their academic counterparts.
During the protest, staff members shut down hostels, disconnected power supply, and withdrew security and administrative services in public universities.
In 2022, university staff who participated in an eight-month strike had their salaries withheld by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
In October 2023, President Bola Tinubu ordered the release of four months’ worth of the withheld salaries for all lecturers.
