Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have commenced the suspension of academic activities in protest over the delayed payment of June 2025 salaries, with several campuses already affected.

This action comes amid growing frustration among academics, following an earlier warning issued by the ASUU national president, Prof. Chris Piwuna, who had declared that the union would invoke a no-pay-no-work stance should salaries not be paid promptly.

The University of Jos ASUU chapter, led by the Chairman, Jurbe Molwus, has formally announced the withdrawal of services by its members, citing the delayed June salary as justification. 

Molwus stated that the move was in line with the National Executive Council’s directive empowering branches to act if salaries were not paid by the third day of a new month. 

He added that a congress of the university had ratified the directive, and that union members had stopped attending lectures and official meetings.

The chairman also disclosed that a strike monitoring team had been activated to ensure full compliance.

In Bauchi State, members of ASUU at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University stayed away from their duties following a directive issued by their local branch. 

Dr. Angulu Haruna, chairman of ASUU in the institution, described the federal government’s persistent salary delays as a targeted act of discrimination.

“Other government agencies receive their salaries promptly, but federal universities are frequently neglected under the excuse of IPPIS migration. This has become a pattern of preferential treatment against academics,” he said.

Similar developments were reported at the University of Abuja, where many lecturers refrained from reporting for duty. 

An academic staff member at Ahmadu Bello University, speaking on condition of anonymity, also confirmed that lecturers had stayed away from work pending the resolution of the salary issue.

Meanwhile, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has also expressed its displeasure over the salary delays. 

In a statement, the union threatened to embark on industrial action if the government failed to address the issue promptly.