Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU) Chapter, have declared an indefinite strike at the university. NAU, a federal university in Anambra State, is popularly known as UNIZIK. The ASUU-UNIZIK Chapter announced the indefinite strike in a statement on Monday jointly signed by its Chairman, Innocent Nnubia, and the Secretary, Osita Nnajiofor.
The lecturers said they had resolved to withdraw their services in compliance with the standing “Resolution of ASUU National Executive Council” on non-payment of salaries. The union then urged UNIZIK authorities and Visitor, President Bola Tinubu, to urgently address the situation by ensuring the full payment of the August 2026 salary to its members and ensuring that such situation does not occur again.
“The ASUU-NEC standing Resolution empowers branches of the union to withdraw their services when salaries are not paid after the 3rd day of the next month,” the lecturers said in the statement. “Today is 7th September 2026 and the university has not paid the complete salary for the month of August to our members. “This makes it more than three times that our members are having this ugly and frustrating experience,” the lecturers said.
The ASUU-UNIZIK stressed that the “sole reason” for their industrial action was the “non-payment of the complete salary of August 2026.” “The Congress resolution directs as follows that all members should immediately withdraw all academic and administrative services. The withdrawal of services shall subsist until the complete payment of August 2026 salary to all members,” the lecturers insisted. PREMIUM TIMES could not immediately reach the university management for it’s comment on the development.