SSANU, NASU Hail ASUU Over Agreement With FG, Warn Against Implementation Delay

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have congratulated the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on signing an agreement with the Federal Government, while urging the government to expedite action on their own pending renegotiation.

In a statement signed by NASU General Secretary, Prince Peters Adeyemi, and SSANU President and Chairman of Joint Action Committee (JAC), Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, the unions warned that any further delay would be an invitation to chaos and distortion of industrial peace in universities.

“The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of NASU and SSANU extends its felicitations to ASUU on the milestone achieved today, January 14, 2026, as it signs an agreement with the Federal Government for improved working conditions for its members.

“JAC of NASU and SSANU remains committed to the entrenchment of industrial harmony and sustainable communities in our Universities, and calls on the Federal Government to ensure expedited action in the ongoing renegotiation with NASU and SSANU, as any further delay after the signing of today’s agreement with our sister Union would be tantamount to a clear invitation to chaos, and the distortion of industrial peace which we have continued to maintain despite Government’s continued insensitivity to the University system and the gruesome conditions under which our members are made to work,”the unions noted.

The unions emphasised that timely conclusion of their own renegotiation would avert breakdown of industrial peace and harmony in the system, advising the Federal Government against delay tactics.

“JAC notes that timely conclusion of the ongoing renegotiation with NASU and SSANU would avert the breakdown of industrial peace and harmony in the system, and hereby advises the Federal Government not to stir the hornet’s nest through any form of delay tactics,”the unions added.