The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Benue State University branch, on Monday, ordered the commencement of an indefinite strike over non-payment of promotion arrears, among others.
This was conveyed in a statement by the branch’s chairman, Dr Ali Ako and secretary, Prof Daniel Chile, on Monday.
The union said the strike was called following the failure of sustained engagement with the BSU administration, the Governing Council, and the state government on critical welfare and governance issues affecting lecturers and the university.
The statement added that the union at its congress meeting held on Monday, June 1, 2026, resolved to embark on an indefinite and comprehensive strike action, after “all efforts to produce meaningful and lasting solutions with the state government and school authorities had failed.”
The statement read, “Despite all efforts, the Benue State Government, the University Administration and relevant authorities failed to engage the union through a formal Memorandum
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