JUST-IN: SSANU, NASU To Stage Nationwide Protests October 9

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) person declared a one-day nationwide protestation for Thursday, October 9, implicit the Federal Government’s nonaccomplishment to code their long-standing demands.

The determination followed a broad reappraisal by the unions’ Joint Action Committee (JAC) connected October 6, aft the expiration of aggregate ultimatums issued to the government.

In a circular to each chairmen of NASU and SSANU successful universities and inter-university centres, titled “Commencement of Protest Actions”, JAC directed each branches to clasp exigency meetings connected Wednesday to mobilise members for protestation activities crossed campuses. These volition see protestation marches, placard displays, and property conferences to publically explicit their grievances.

The memo, dated October 6, was signed by Prince Peters Adeyemi, NASU General Secretary, and Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, SSANU National President.

It partially read, “The past circular of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational & Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) titled ‘Current Status of Our Agitations’ referenced JAC/NS/Vol. III/55, dated 22nd September 2025, refers.

“As referenced successful the circular, the Federal Government was granted a 14-day extension, pursuing the lapse of the archetypal 7 days to code our concerns vis-à-vis: Unjust Disbursement of N50 Billion Earned Allowances; hold successful Renegotiation of Year 2009 FGN and NASU/SSANU Agreement, and -payment of Outstanding Two (2) Months’ Salaries.

“Other concerns were Non-payment of Arrears of 25% / 35% Salary Arrears; and non-payment of 3rd Party Deductions of the Two Months’ Salaries (May & June, 2022), etc.”

According to JAC, the protestation was necessitated by the government’s nonaccomplishment to respond to its bid of ultimatums, the past of which expired connected Monday, October 6.

The unions said the government’s handling of the ₦50 cardinal Earned Allowances was unjust, adding that the hold successful the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN–NASU/SSANU Agreement and the non-payment of withheld salaries and arrears had further deepened workers’ frustration.

They besides decried the non-remittance of third-party deductions from May and June 2022 salaries, calling it an enactment of insensitivity to the payment of assemblage workers.

JAC stressed that the occurrence of Thursday’s protestation would beryllium connected the progressive information of each members crossed campuses, urging solidarity from its branches nationwide.

“Your progressive information and engagement are important to the occurrence of the protest,” the memo emphasised.