Lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, have embarked on an indefinite strike following the failure of the institution to pay their full salaries for August 2026.
The Punch reported that the ASUU UNIZIK chapter announced the industrial action after its congress meeting on Monday, September 7, 2026, directing members to immediately stop providing both academic and administrative services.
In a statement signed by the branch Chairperson, Innocent Nnubia, and Secretary, Osita Nnajiofor, the union said the decision was taken in line with the standing resolution of the ASUU National Executive Council concerning unpaid salaries.
The union said its national resolution permits branches to withdraw their services when members’ salaries remain unpaid beyond the third day of the following month.
The statement read in part, “The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU-UNIZIK Branch, at its Congress held today, Monday, September 7, 2026, resolved to withdraw her services in compliance with the standing Resolution of ASUU National Executive Council on non-payment of salaries.
“The ASUU-NEC standing Resolution empowers branches of the Union to withdraw their services when salaries are not paid after the 3rd day of the next month.
“Today is 7th September 2026 and the University has not paid complete salary for the month of August to our members.
“This makes it more than three times that our members are having this ugly and frustrating experience.
“The sole reason for this action is the non-payment of the complete salary of August 2026. We therefore implore University Authorities, and Visitor (President Bola Tinubu) to urgently address the situation by ensuring the complete payment of August 2026 salary to our members and ensure that this ugly experience does not repeat itself.
“The Congress resolution directs as follows that all members should immediately withdraw all academic and administrative services. The withdrawal of services shall subsist until the complete payment of August 2026 salary to all members.”
ASUU-UNIZIK called on the university management and the institution’s Visitor, President Bola Tinubu, to intervene urgently and ensure that the outstanding portion of the August salary was paid.
The lecturers also appealed for measures to prevent a recurrence of the salary payment problem, noting that their members had experienced similar difficulties on more than three occasions.
When contacted for the university’s reaction, the Director of Information and Public Relations, Aloysius Attah, declined to comment on the development, simply saying, “No comment.”
