The leadership of both the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has directed their members across campuses nationwide to withdraw their services today.

The seven-day warning strike is in fulfillment of the earlier notice and ultimatum issued to the Nigerian government by the unions over the unpaid withheld salaries of their members.

A memo issued by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of both SSANU and NASU urged the branch leaders to ensure total compliance with the directive.

The unions blamed the federal government and queried the justification for the payment of the withheld salaries of the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) but decided to leave out their members.