UNIZIK Lecturers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid August Salary
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike over the non-payment of the full August 2026 salary to its members. The decision was taken at a congress of the union on Monday, September 7, 2026, and announced in a statement jointly signed by the branch Chairperson, Innocent Nnubia, and Secretary, Osita Nnajiofor. According to the lecturers, the action is in line with a standing resolution of the ASUU National Executive Council which allows branches to withdraw their services when salaries remain unpaid after the third day of the following month. The union said that as of September 7, the university had yet to pay the complete August salary to its members, making the latest incident more than the third time they had experienced what it described as an “ugly and frustrating” situation. ASUU-UNIZIK stressed that the sole reason for the industrial action was the incomplete payment of the August salary and called on the university authorities and the Visitor, President Bola Tinubu, to urgently intervene.
The union directed all its members to immediately withdraw their academic and administrative services, stating that the action would continue until every member receives the full August 2026 salary. ASUU-UNIZIK also appealed to the university authorities and the Visitor to ensure that the issue is resolved and that similar salary payment problems do not occur again. The union’s decision comes after its members reportedly waited beyond the deadline set out in the ASUU-NEC resolution for the payment of their salaries. When contacted for a response to the development, the Director of Information and Public Relations of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Aloysius Attah, declined to comment on the matter.
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