Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, have begun an indefinite strike.
NAU, a federal university in Anambra state, is popularly known as UNIZIK.
The ASUU-UNIZIK chapter announced the indefinite strike Wednesday in a statement 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 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.
“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 added that the “sole reason” for their industrial action was the “non-payment of the complete salary of August 2026.”
