SSANU Suspends Two-week Ultimatum After FG Releases Arrears

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has suspended its two-week ultimatum given to the federal authorities following the discharge of funds for the fee of eight months’ arrears of the consolidated tertiary establishments’ wage construction owed to its members.

The ultimatum, which commenced on October 5, 2026, was suspended after the federal authorities authorised and launched the funds on October 7, 2026, in keeping with a discover signed by SSANU nationwide president, Comrade Mohammed Haruna Ibrahim.

The union stated its National Administrative Committee (NAC), appearing on behalf of the National Executive Council (NEC), determined in recognition of the federal government’s motion and as a part of efforts to take care of industrial concord in Nigerian universities.

SSANU, nonetheless, urged the federal authorities to deal with different excellent monetary obligations owed to its members in federal universities, together with one 12 months of arrears on the 25 per cent and 35 per cent wage awards authorised in 2023, in addition to two months of withheld salaries from 2022.

The union additionally referred to as on state governments that had but to implement the 2026 settlement to take action and settle excellent arrears owed to employees of state-owned universities.

It stated the suspension of the ultimatum mirrored its dedication to dialogue and constructive engagement with the federal government whereas pursuing the welfare and bonafide pursuits of its members.

SSANU additional urged its members to speak the union’s place and proceed participating related stakeholders to protect industrial peace throughout the nation’s universities.

The union maintained that resolving excellent points remained obligatory to deal with its members’ issues in each federal and state universities.

The discover reads, “The National Administrative Committee (NAC), appearing on behalf of the National Executive Council (NEC), needs to formally inform and notify members of SSANU and most people of its resolution to droop the ultimatum.

In recognition of this constructive growth and mutual understanding and good religion, the NAC, on behalf of NEC, has resolved to droop the meant industrial motion.

While acknowledging this growth, the union urges the federal authorities to reciprocate this gesture by fulfilling all different excellent calls for, which embrace the discharge and fee of the one-year arrears of the 25 and 35 per cent wage award of 2023 and the 2 months of the 2022 withheld salaries.

The union stays dedicated to dialogue however expects the federal government to exhibit the identical stage of goodwill by taking concrete steps in the direction of resolving all excellent points affecting our members throughout the federal and state universities.”