The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Plateau State University (PLASU) Branch, has threatened to embark on a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike over the failure of the Plateau State Government to implement the 2025 Federal Government/ASUU Agreement.
The union issued the warning on Thursday at a press conference held in Jos, saying the continued delay in implementing the agreement, particularly the payment of salary adjustments and academic staff allowances, had pushed lecturers to the limit.
Speaking on behalf of the ASUU Bauchi Zone, Prof. Lawan Abubakar said the union’s National Executive Council (NEC), at its recent meeting, reviewed the implementation of the 2025 Agreement across federal and state universities and observed that Plateau State was among the few states yet to comply.
He listed the outstanding components of the agreement to include the Consolidated Academic and Research Allowance (CARA), Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA), Professorial Allowance and Earned Academic Allowance (EAA).
Abubakar disclosed that the union submitted the approved salary template to the university management in February 2026 but received a response in May indicating that the state government was still studying the financial and administrative implications of implementing the agreement.
He described the explanation as unacceptable, noting that the agreement had already been negotiated and approved for implementation across Nigeria’s public university system.
“It is unacceptable that while other state universities have implemented the agreement, Plateau State University lecturers are still waiting.
“The delay has subjected our members to severe economic hardship at a time when inflation continues to erode the value of salaries,” he said.
The union also lamented the increasing workload on lecturers following rising student enrolment and the establishment of new faculties and departments without a corresponding improvement in staff strength and welfare.
According to ASUU, lecturers are now handling more courses, supervising more undergraduate and postgraduate students, conducting research and undertaking community service under difficult working.
