Members of the senior staff association of Nigerian universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic staff union, NASU, on Thursday staged a protest at the university of Abuja main campus
DAILY POST reports that the protest is part of the nationwide action decided upon by the Joint Action Committee, JAC, of the two unions.
The protest is coming at the expiration of a two-week ultimatum the two unions gave to the federal government to address their demands, which are mainly welfare matters.
The protesting university workers are demanding, among other things, the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement with the federal government, immediate payment of 25 and 35 per cent salary increment, and the immediate payment of all withheld salaries
The demonstrators carried placards with different inscriptions.
DAILY POST reports that messages displayed on their placards urged the government to act fast, so as to avert a looming industrial crisis in the university community.
