Academic activities have been grounded at Plateau State University, Bokkos, after the university chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) declared an indefinite strike.

The decision followed a meeting of the union’s Congress on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, after the university management failed to satisfactorily resolve issues raised by the lecturers.

In a statement signed and released on Thursday by the ASUU-PLASU Chairperson, Vincent Choji, and Secretary, Lomka Iliya, the union said it had previously given the management a 14-day ultimatum to address its concerns.

The ultimatum, issued on August 11, expired without what the lecturers considered a satisfactory resolution of the issues.

According to the union, the university administration responded to the ultimatum in a letter dated August 18.

However, ASUU said the response did not adequately address the issues contained in its demands.

The lecturers said they were left with no option but to embark on industrial action after attempts to resolve the matter failed.

The union said the strike had received the approval of the National Executive Council of ASUU.