Non-academic employees in Nigeria’s public universities have actually started actions to end their continuous across the country strike, signalling a possible go back to regular operations across campuses.
The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Personnel Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has directed its branches to start procedures leading to the suspension of the commercial action efficient Monday, Might 11, 2026.
The development follows a series of negotiations in between the unions and the Federal Government over unsettled problems, including the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement and welfare-related demands.
In a circular resolved to branch leaders and gotten on Wednesday, the unions disclosed that the government had pledged to conclude all outstanding negotiations within two weeks after the suspension of the strike.
The document, jointly signed by NASU General Secretary, Peters Adeyemi, and SSANU National President, Mohammed Ibrahim, showed that development was made following an essential meeting with the Federal government’s Expanded Renegotiation Committee chaired by Yayale Ahmed.
According to the unions, federal government agents described that any adjustment to the present deal would require the approval of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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The unions said their management accepted appeals to suspend the strike after securing assurances that settlements, consisting of a revised proposition on the Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Wage Structure, would be settled within the concurred timeframe.
Branch executives have been advised to assemble congress conferences to short members and validate the choice ahead of the planned suspension.
The unions likewise exposed that ongoing discussions include the controversial 30 percent wage increment under the Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure, which had actually earlier been proposed but subsequently withdrawn by the government.
They commended members for their nationwide compliance with the strike regulation, describing the level of solidarity as considerable.
NASU and SSANU embarked on the strike on Might 1, 2026, in protest versus hold-ups by the Federal government in concluding the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement covering wages, allowances, and working conditions of non-academic personnel.
The commercial action interfered with administrative functions in public universities, affecting services such as trainee registration, documentation, and hostel management.
Although academic personnel were not part of the strike, the absence of non-teaching personnel substantially slowed operations in lots of organizations, causing partial shutdowns and restored concerns over instability in the tertiary education sector.