- Home NASU/SSANU Vital Highlights FG resumes talks with SSANU and NASU today as the unions continue their across the country strike. Meeting involves JAC leaders and the Minister of Education
- SSANU and NASU started the strike on Friday, 1 May 2026
- Unions point out delayed talks and no fresh allowance deal
- Strike may stop admin and assistance work in federal universities
Keep reading for the full update on the SSANU NASU strike.
< img src=" https://myschoolgist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ssanu-and-nasu.jpg" height= "313" width=" 512" alt=" SSANU NASU Strike: FG Resumes Talks"/ > The Federal government has welcomed the Joint Action Committee of SSANU and NASU to a fresh meeting today, Monday, as both unions continue their nationwide
strike. A source who spoke from Abuja on Sunday stated the meeting will include the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa. The goal is plain sufficient: the government desires the unions to suspend the strike, but the personnel groups still want a firm offer on their demands.
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Table of contents FG Calls SSANU and NASU Leaders to Fulfilling
The leadership of the Joint Action Committee, JAC, comprised of the Senior Personnel Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Personnel Union of Universities and Allied Institutions, NASU, has actually been contacted us to a reconciliatory meeting.
An extremely put source stated the invite came from the Federal Government.
” The Federal government has contacted the leadership of the unions to participate in a conference. It’s with the minister of education, and we hope that they present a reasonable deal this time around,” the source said.
That last line brings the state of mind around the talks. The unions are not requesting another round of loose promises; they desire a clear response on allowances and the renegotiation procedure.
Why SSANU and NASU Started the Strike
SSANU and NASU began their nationwide strike on Friday, 1 Might 2026.
Their decision came through a letter dated 30 April 2026 and resolved to the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa. The unions stated the Federal government had actually failed to complete the continuous renegotiations and had actually not presented a fresh offer on allowances.
The letter was signed by NASU General Secretary, Peters Adeyemi, and SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim.
According to the letter, the strike was to start at midnight on 1 May 2026.
What the Unions Said About the Withdrawn Allowance Letter
The union leaders stated they got the federal government’s correspondence and also acknowledged the withdrawal of the contentious letter on the 30 percent increase in the Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance.
” We write to acknowledge invoice of your correspondence and to equally appreciate the Honourable Minister of Education for withdrawing the contentious letter,” they said.
Yet that withdrawal did not settle the disagreement.
The unions said the main concerns stayed unsolved because no fresh offer had actually been positioned before them to replace the withdrawn allowance proposition.
” While the letter on the withdrawal of the Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance is acknowledged, no new offer has actually been made to supersede the 30 per cent allowances consisted of in the withdrawn letter,” the letter stated.
JAC Says Members Gave a Clear Required
The Joint Action Committee said its members had actually currently directed the management to act if the Federal Government failed to conclude negotiations by 30 April 2026.
That deadline passed without an agreement.
” In view of this, with the arrangement not concluded as of 30th April 2026, and with no new deal, the strike action will commence by 12am of 1st May 2026,” the letter checked out.
The unions said the strike ended up being unavoidable after the federal government failed to fulfill their needs through clear engagement.
” We hereby notify the Federal Government … that as a result of the failure of the federal government to apprehend the strike by favorably acceding to our needs, all members … will start overall and comprehensive strike action by Friday, 1st of May, 2026,” Adeyemi and Ibrahim added.
Strike May Affect Federal Universities
The strike is anticipated to stop administrative and support services in federal tertiary schools.
That could raise fresh concerns throughout Nigeria’s university system, which has actually seen repeated labour disagreements for many years. For students and personnel, the next relocation now rests on what comes out of today’s meeting in between the federal government and the union leaders.
What to Enjoy Next
The talks today may decide whether SSANU and NASU continue the strike or consent to suspend it.
In the meantime, the unions have actually made one point clear: they want the renegotiation process concluded and a fresh allowance deal put before them.
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