ASUU Suspends Strike After FG Pays Delayed June 2025 Salaries

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called off its planned industrial action after the Federal Government disbursed June 2025 salaries to university lecturers.

Chairman of ASUU’s University of Abuja branch, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh, confirmed the suspension during a media briefing in Abuja. He stated that the salaries began to reflect in members’ bank accounts before the 11:59 PM deadline on Monday, July 7, 2025, set by the union.

“The June 2025 salaries of our members began to drop before the expiration of the 11:59 PM ultimatum issued by ASUU UniAbuja. As such, the branch did not proceed with the planned service withdrawal as earlier resolved by the Congress,” Ugoh explained.

Previously, ASUU’s national leadership had directed its branches to commence withdrawal of services if the government failed to pay June salaries on time. This directive was in line with a resolution from the National Executive Council (NEC), enforcing the union’s “No Pay, No Work” stance, due to repeated delays in salary payments.

The union had attributed the delay to administrative lapses from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.