The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), the two bodies of labour unions in Nigerian public universities, have embarked on one-week warning strike.

The decision followed the 14-day ultimatum given to the federal government by the unions. The one-week industrial action is expected to last between August 19 to 23.

According to the union leaders, the one-week industrial action, was to register their displeasure with the inability of the Federal Government to abide by several agreements reached in the past, particularly as it concerns welfare and other sundry issues.

Abdussobur Salaam, spokesperson of the union, who confirmed the development, said the union recently met with the officials of the Federal Ministry of Education to intimate it on the planned industrial action.

The union confirmed that at the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum without a positive response from the Federal Government, members shall proceed on a five-day warning strike in all branches from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd August 2019.

The union also directed all officials to properly mobilise their members for the industrial action, warning that all defaulting branches shall be sanctioned accordingly.