Yobe State University staff unions threaten strike over pay

Non-teaching staff unions at Yobe State University in Damaturu have announced a potential warning strike over the university management's failure to implement an agreed salary adjustment for their members. The unions involved are the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU).

Ibrahim Liman, the Chairman of SSANU at Yobe State University and Chairman of the Joint Action Committee, expressed the unions' dissatisfaction in a statement regarding the delay in the salary agreement's implementation. He highlighted that while teaching staff had benefited from similar salary adjustments, non-teaching staff had not received theirs, which he deemed unfair.

Liman emphasized that non-teaching staff are crucial to the university's administration and operations. He warned that if the management does not resolve the issues, it could disrupt administrative and technical services at the institution.

As of the report's filing, the university management had not publicly responded to the unions' threats.