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West African education unrest: Ghana and Nigeria strikes

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In Ghana, the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has initiated an indefinite strike affecting institutions such as the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) over allowance disparities. In Nigeria, industrial action is escalating. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has authorized 20 federal and state universities to begin industrial action, citing the “haphazard implementation” of the December 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement. Simultaneously, the Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) issued a 21-day ultimatum on August 31, warning that slow negotiations regarding welfare contribute to a professional brain drain. Strikes have intensified in Ondo State, where SSANU, NASU, and NAAT have commenced an indefinite strike involving Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA), OAUSTECH, and UNIMED. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) cited the state government’s failure to implement a promised 60 per cent increase in subventions. Financial distress continues to trigger new disputes. At Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), lecturers commenced an indefinite strike on September 7, 2026, following the non-payment of full August salaries. At the University of Benin (UNIBEN), ASUU has initiated emergency consultations after management paid only 50 per cent of August salaries. In Sokoto, the ASUU branch at Sokoto State University is demanding the settlement of outstanding entitlements. On September 8, 2026, ASUU threatened to reactivate a nationwide strike if the government fails to address critical welfare issues, including the non-payment of three-and-a-half months of withheld salaries and the failure to remit billions in third-party deductions. While Abia, Bauchi, and Ekiti have begun implementing the December 2025 agreement, others have not. In contrast, the ASUU branch at Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University suspended its four-week “No Pay, No Work” strike on September 11, 2026, following progress regarding the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) and Professorial Allowance. Efforts to resolve disputes are underway in some regions. At Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), the Pro-Chancellor, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has initiated high-level negotiations in Abuja to end a four-week ASUU strike. Meanwhile, in Osun State, the government is disputing ASUU’s opposition to a two-year tenure extension for the Osun State University Vice-Chancellor.

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