The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nsukka Zone, has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology if the Enugu State Government fails to implement the 2025 ASUU/Federal Government agreement on lecturers’ remuneration by the end of July.
The union said the proposed industrial action would commence if the agreement, including arrears from January 2026, was not implemented.
The Nsukka Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Prof. Christian Opata, disclosed this during a press conference titled, ‘End the Lamentation in Enugu State University of Science and Technology,” at the university campus in Enugu on Tuesday.
Opata said ESUT lecturers were currently the least paid among public universities in the country, adding that the situation was affecting staff morale and the institution’s ability to attract and retain qualified academics.
“We wish to bring it to the knowledge of the public that if by the end of July 2026, the Enugu State Government fails to commence the implementation of the 2025 Agreement, the branch will have no option than to embark on an indefinite, comprehensive and total strike,” he said.
