SSANU, NASU Threaten Nationwide University Shutdown by September 22 Over Unmet Demands

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, have informed the federal government of plans to shut down public universities on September twenty-two if their demands are not addressed.

The threat was contained in a seven-day ultimatum, issued by the two unions through their Joint Action Committee, JAC, owing to issues of the non-renegotiation of the two thousand and nine Agreements, the exclusion of the inter-university centres in the disbursement of the fifty billion Naira earned allowances, and the non-payment of the two months’ withheld salaries.

JAC, in a letter addressed to the Minister of Education accused the minister of treating non-teaching staff unions with levity, therefore, noting that the renegotiation of two thousand and nine  Federal Government of Nigeria and NASU/SSANU Agreements had been delayed without any justification.