NASU's Indefinite Strike Over Alleged Imposition Of 25% Salary Increase Cripples Activities In WAEC Offices - EDU-BIZNEWS

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NASU's Indefinite Strike Over Alleged Imposition Of 25% Salary Increase Cripples Activities In WAEC Offices





The nation-wide indefinite strike declared by the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) over what the union described as imposition of 25% Salary Review on its members by management of Nigerian office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has crippled activities at various branches of the council across the country 

The National Chairman/Deputy President for Examimation Bodies and Libraries Trade Group of NASU, Comrade Sunday Obabunmi and Chairman of WAEC Abeokuta branch of the union, Comrade Olanrewaju Afees were seen by Edu-Biznews at around nine in the morning on Monday, leading a peaceful demonstration at the examimation council office in the Ogun State capital 

The protesting workers who blocked the main entrance of the Abeokuta branch office of WAEC , displayed placards with various bold inscriptions such " 30% Salary Increase Is A Right, Not Privilege ", WAEC Management Be Accountable, Transparent, Fair, Optimistic, Futuristic, Concerned About Staff Welfare ", " We Say No To Authocratic Management In WAEC, NASU Will Not Backdown On 30% Salary Increase, It Is Not Negotiable, "We Say No To Manipulation And Divide and Rule" amongst others 




















NASU insisted that branches of WAEC would remain shut in the country, until the management of the examimation body do the needful for its workers 

The ongoing situation at WAEC Nigeria according to NASU, has become a clear example of a breach of trust, undermining collective bargaining, labour laws, and workers’ rights. Despite an agreement between the Presidency and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) for a 135% minimum wage increase, WAEC management has unilaterally imposed a 25% salary review across all cadre/levels (ECSS 1-17), without consulting or reaching an agreement with the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) or the Senior Staff Association (SSA).


Jalingo office 








Akure Office 



Sokoto office 

Ikorodu office 







"This action flagrantly violates the principles of collective bargaining, which stressed the need for negotiation and mutual agreement between employers and employees. By imposing this salary review without union input, management has destroyed workers’ trust and confidence"

"Management’s assertion that WAEC is financially unable to implement the recommended 30% salary increase is not only unfounded but deceptive. The Finance Department failed to provide an accurate financial report to the Salary Review Committee, opting for statement that misrepresents WAEC’s financial status", the union stated 

NASU is demanding for immediate reversal of the 25% salary review which the union described as a unilateral decision by management of WAEC, stressing the need for all parties to return  to the negotiating table

" This is the only way to restore trust and ensure the protection of workers’ rights", the union maintained 

Leadership of NASU how ever expressed serious concern over the conduct of management during a recent virtual Town Hall Meeting, where it accused the Head of National Office (HNO) of WAEC of  issuing threats to staff, warning  them of severe consequences if they refused to accept the 25% salary review or engaged in any industrial action. 

"His authoritarian tendencies and selfish conduct over the past year demonstrate a troubling shift towards despotism within the organization", the union stated 

Given these developments, NASU REJECTS the implementation of 25% of salary review in WAEC, which was unilaterally done by the management. The Union’s DEMANDS a full implementation of the 30% salary review as agreed by the Tripartite Committee on Salary Review.

Before embarking on the ongoing indefinite industrial action, NASU headquarters had earlier on 29th of November 2024, issued a warning letter to the Head of National Office, stressing the need for implementation of the 30 percent increase in salary on or before  6th December 2024, but the management failed to implement the agreement, leaving the union with no other option than to direct its members across the country to shutdown WAEC offices from  Monday, 9th December 2024.

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