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ASUU Begins Nationwide Strike Over Delayed June Salaries

Lecturers in public universities across Nigeria have begun a nationwide strike over delayed payment of their June 2025 salaries.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) directed its members to withdraw their services after salary payments failed to arrive within the three-day window agreed upon by the union’s National Executive Council (NEC).

ASUU National President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, described the recurring salary delays as “a deliberate act of negligence by the Office of the Accountant General.”

“Our members are experiencing hardship. Salaries are often delayed by a week or more,” he said in Abuja.

He blamed the persistent delays on the government’s failure to handle the transition from the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System (IPPIS) to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS).

“The system works; it’s the handlers who are stalling. We believe this delay is intentional,” he added.

According to ASUU, discussions with the Minister of Education and the Office of the Accountant General have so far yielded no result.

₦10 Billion in Outstanding Allowances

Beyond unpaid salaries, the union also raised concerns over the ₦10 billion balance in Earned Academic Allowances (EAA), which the federal government has failed to pay.

“We expect the remaining ₦10 billion to be paid without further delay to prevent another round of agitation,” Piwuna warned.

In 2021, the government had pledged ₦50 billion in EAA. To date, only ₦40 billion has been released.

As a sign of growing discontent, ASUU chapters at the University of Jos and the University of Abuja have already downed tools in full compliance with the NEC directive.

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