JOS, PLATEAU STATE– The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Jos (UNIJOS) branch, has actually stated an instant and indefinite withdrawal of services reliable today, Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
The commercial action comes from the non-payment of March 2026 wages and the relentless exclusion of Made Academic Allowances (EAA) from the speakers’ reimbursement.
The announcement was made by the branch chairperson, Prof. Jurbe Joseph Molwus, following an emergency situation congress where members expressed disappointment over what they described a “gross neglect” for their well-being.
Total Withdrawal of Solutions
The strike regulation mandates all academic personnel to abstain from all official tasks, including lectures, the conduct of assessments, and participation at statutory meetings.
This advancement is particularly disruptive as it coincides with the university’s recently rescheduled assessment dates.
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“This action takes instant impact till we are paid,” Prof. Molwus stated.
He emphasised that the union had actually followed all due process and worked out severe perseverance before reaching the resolution to close down academic activities.
Secret Grievances of ASUU UNIJOS:
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Unpaid March Wages: Failure of the Federal government to credit staff accounts for the previous month.
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Earned Academic Allowance (EAA): Continued delay in the disbursement of long-overdue allowances for excess workloads.
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Industrial Harmony: Issues that the Workplace of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) is undermining the stability of the institution.
Pointing Fingers at the AGF
While the university administration is frequently the very first point of contact in labour disagreements, Prof. Molwus clarified that the traffic jam depends on the main federal government’s payment architecture.
He kept in mind that the UNIJOS Bursary Department had finished all required documents and done its part in the salary payment process.
The hold-up is officially credited to the Workplace of the Accountant General of the Federation, sparking restored disputes over the efficiency of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Details System (IPPIS) in handling university reimbursements.
Strike Monitoring and Compliance
To guarantee total adherence to the instruction, the union has activated a Strike Tracking Team. This team is charged with patrolling numerous professors and departments to make sure no academic activity takes place under the guise of personal arrangements.
The chairperson alerted that the union’s persistence need to not be considered granted, stressing that the delay in salary payments throughout a duration of high inflation is “inappropriate and intriguing.”
The Effect on Trainees
This strike postures a considerable hazard to the university’s revised academic calendar. Simply days earlier, management had actually set April 13 as the date for the resumption of first-semester evaluations following a security-induced recess.
With the scholastic staff now on strike, the fate of thousands of students awaiting their documents stays in limbo.
Since Wednesday afternoon, the University Management has yet to launch an official response to the ASUU declaration, though student leaders have actually started revealing issue over the duplicated interruptions to their graduation timelines.