Workers’ unions across Lagos State-owned universities have issued the Lagos State Government a seven-day ultimatumto address their outstanding demands or face an indefinite strike. The Joint Action Committee (JAC), comprising ASUU, NASU, SSANU and NAAT, announced the decision during a press conference at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo campus. The unions are demanding the…
The Federal Government has approved a significant increase in hazard allowances and other earned benefits for members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) in federal universities, with the new remuneration package taking effect retrospectively from January 1, 2026. The approval was conveyed in a circular issued by the National Salaries, Incomes…
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non-teaching staff unions in Nigerian universities has resumed negotiations with the Federal Government following the suspension of its indefinite strike action. The committee comprises the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions. The unions had embarked on an indefinite strike…
Students of the University of Ibadan have staged a peaceful protest over the shutdown of essential services on campus, following the ongoing strike by the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU). The protest, which took place within Ibadan, saw students demanding the immediate restoration of basic amenities such as electricity, water, and other critical services largely handled by non-academic staff. Participants expressed…
ABUJA — Talks between the Federal Government and non-academic staff unions in Nigeria’s public universities ended in a stalemate on Monday, prolonging the ongoing nationwide strike by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions. The industrial action, coordinated by the Joint Action Committee…
Activities at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) were disrupted on Monday as members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) continued their nationwide indefinite strike. The unions are demanding a 45% salary increase and full implementation of the 2009 agreement with the Federal Government, rejecting an earlier 30% offer….
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has rejected the Federal Government’s proposed 30% increase in the Consolidated Academic Allowance, describing it as insufficient. The union is insisting on a 40% increment—similar to what was approved for the Academic Staff Union of Universities—and has warned that failure to meet this demand before May 1 could…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), under the Joint Action Committee (JAC), have directed members to embark on a nationwide protest on Thursday, October 9, 2025. The protest is in response to the Federal Government’s continued failure to address key issues, including: Branches have been instructed to hold…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government over unresolved grievances affecting non-academic university staff. In a joint letter dated September 12, 2025, both unions decried the “unjust” disbursement of earned allowances, non-payment of outstanding…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has called for the National Universities Commission (NUC) to manage the budgets of public universities, alongside its role in accrediting courses, to enhance the autonomy of tertiary institutions. Oloyede, a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, was a guest on…
