NASU, SSANU protest over four-month withheld salaries

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) have initiated a nationwide protest due to the four-month withholding of their salaries.

As early as 7:30 am, union members gathered at the Unity Fountain in Abuja, preparing to march towards the Federal Ministries of Education and that of Labour and Employment to deliver letters expressing their grievances.
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“We are here to demand what rightfully belongs to us,” remarked Peters Adeyemi, General Secretary of NASU.

The unions have engaged in multiple discussions with the government regarding their withheld salaries but have not seen favorable outcomes.

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Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige had enforced the ‘No work, no pay’ policy during a prolonged strike by the four university-based unions in 2022, resulting in the withholding of salaries for participating members by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

However, in October 2023, President Bola Tinubu granted amnesty to the university workers and ordered that four months’ worth of withheld salaries be paid to them.

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