SSANU warns of fresh strike by April end

Ebun Emmanuel –April 19,2026

The National Executive Council of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has said it may embarked on strike if the ongoing renegotiation process between university-based unions and the Federal Government is not concluded by the end of April.

The position was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a special NEC meeting held on Saturday at the union’s national secretariat in Abuja, where leaders reviewed developments in the negotiation process.

According to the communiqué signed by the National President of SSANU, Muhammad Ibrahim, on Sunday, the NEC reaffirmed that “the renegotiation process with the Federal Government is still ongoing and has not been concluded.”

The council also expressed concern over what it described as misleading reports in the public space, suggesting that the process had been concluded.

NEC stated, “SSANU will not accept any outcome that falls below the negotiated understanding reached in the course of the renegotiation process, and insists that fairness, due process, and collective bargaining principles must be respected.”

Reiterating its earlier stance under the Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU, the council maintained the ultimatum given to the Federal Government from April 1 to April 30, 2026, to conclude negotiations and sign agreements.

It warned that failure to meet the deadline would leave the unions with no choice but to embark on industrial action.