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NASU/SSANU receives only one month out of four-month withheld salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 3, 2024

The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) received only one month’s salary out of the four months withheld during previous industrial actions, contrary to the Federal Government’s announcement that all outstanding salaries had

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Talks Between FG, Striking University Workers End in Deadlock

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 1, 2024

Negotiations between the Federal Government and the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) reached an impasse on Thursday. The meeting, held at the Federal Ministry of Education and led by former Minister of State for Education, Dr. […]

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SSANU, NASU Order Nationwide Indefinite Strike Over Withheld Salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 28, 2024

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have directed their members to initiate an indefinite nationwide strike in protest against the ongoing issue of withheld salaries. This industrial action affects all members across public universities and inter-university centres

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SSANU and NASU threaten indefinite strike, issue three-week ultimatum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 19, 2024

The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) have threatened an indefinite strike over outstanding salaries. On Wednesday, SSANU President Mohammed Ibrahim and NASU General Secretary Prince Peters Adeyemi issued a joint statement. The unions gave the federal government a

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SSANU, NASU to begin nationwide protest tomorrow

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 8, 2024

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions (NASU) have mobilised their members to stage a national protest on July 18, 2024. The Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSA­NU has already asked each chapter of both unions to hold local protests on their campuses tomorrow, July […]

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Strike: FG to meet with SSANU, NASU today

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The Federal Government has scheduled a meeting with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) for today at the Office of the Minister of Education. The meeting comes after the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of SSANU and NASU issued a two-week ultimatum to […]

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SSANU and NASU threaten to begin strike tomorrow over withheld 4 months salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 3, 2024

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and its sister union, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institution (NASU), plan to hold a nationwide industrial action tomorrow, Thursday, July 4, if the government fails to pay members’ four-month salaries. In a communique issued at the conclusion of the 48th Regular National

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SSANU, NASU issue 2 weeks ultimatum to FG over withheld salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 21, 2024

The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has given the Federal Government two weeks to pay the four months of withheld payments. The JAC has also threatened to close universities and inter-university centres if the government fails to pay the […]

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Reps to halt planned NASU strike, summon minister

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 28, 2024

The House of Representatives is scheduled to halt the planned strike by the Non-Academic Staff of Universities in order to interfere in the disagreement between the federal government and university staff. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on University Education, made the decision during a meeting with officials from the Senior Staff […]

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Withheld salaries: SSANU threatens ‘drastic action’ following seven-day strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2024

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has called off its seven-day warning strike over withheld salaries, vowing “drastic action” against the government. Mohammed Ibrahim, president of the association, made the announcement at a virtual stakeholders forum hosted by the Education Writers Association of Nigeria (EWAN) in Lagos on Sunday. Ibeji

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SSANU, NASU end warning strike, announce resumption date

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 24, 2024

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union have called off their seven-day warning strike. The two unions went on strike to press their demands for the release of their withheld four-month salaries. They said that it was not justifiable for the Federal Government to fund the Academic Staff […]