The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Jos (UNIJOS) Branch, has embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-payment of its members’ March 2026 salary and the exclusion of the Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) from their pay.

In a directive issued to members on Tuesday, the Union said the decision was taken after exhausting internal processes and consultations, stressing that lecturers have shown considerable patience despite the delay.

The notice signed by the Branch Chairperson, Jurbe Joseph Molwus, stated that all academic staff have been instructed to abstain from lectures, examinations and statutory meetings with immediate effect, beginning Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

The union explained that the action aligns with existing resolutions of its National Executive Council (NEC) and the branch congress, making the strike binding on all members.

The ASUU Chairperson attributed the delay in salary payment to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, noting that the university’s bursary department had completed its part of the payment process.

“After following due process, we hereby request all members to abstain from lectures, conduct of exams and statutory meetings as our salary for the month of March 2026 is yet to be paid despite our patience.

“From our consultation, the delay is occasioned by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation as the bursary of the University has done its part in the process of salary payment. It seems our patience is being taken for granted by those who are determined to frustrate industrial harmony.

“Please ensure full compliance as the strike monitoring team of the branch will be activated to monitor compliance”, the document reads.

The Union expressed concern that the continued delay suggests a lack of regard for lecturers’ welfare and could undermine industrial harmony within the institution.

The development comes a month after members of the Union across several branches countrywide expressed frustration over the Federal Government’s failure to fully implement the renegotiated agreement reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which was expected to take effect from January 1, 2026.

The lecturers from the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), University of Calabar (UNICAL), Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), Federal University of Otuoke, Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA), Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko (NMU), Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Kwale (FUK), Federal University of Technology Minna, Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, among others had noted that key provisions of the agreement, including improved welfare packages, funding commitments, and outstanding allowances, remain unfulfilled months after the agreed commencement date.

They argued that the delay has continued to erode trust between the government and university workers, while also deepening concerns about the sustainability of the public university system.

They further warned that the prolonged inaction could trigger renewed industrial unrest across campuses if urgent steps are not taken to honour the terms of the agreement. According to them, consistent implementation of such agreements is critical not only to maintaining industrial harmony but also to safeguarding the quality of teaching, research, and academic productivity in Nigerian universities.