IMPACT OF ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITY (ASUU) STRIKE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SA’ADU ZUNGUR UNIVERSITY, (SAZU).

ABSTRACT The study assesses the impact of academic staff union of University (ASUU) strike on students’ academic performance in tertiary institutions in Sa’adu Zungur University, (SAZU). The specific objectives are to; examine the causes of strike actions in Nigeria educational system in the study area, identify the ways of curbing strikes and improve academic performance in Sa’adu Zungur University, (SAZU), determine the impact of strike actions on students’ academic performance in the study area. The study used descriptive survey research; the population covered 185 final year students from the department of public administration, faculty of management science Sa’adu Zungur University, (SAZU). The researcher distributed a total of 185 questionnaires to the respondents and mean was used in data analysis. The result of research question 1 revealed that, the respondents strongly agreed that, Non-payment of salary causes strike actions with the mean scores of 3.5, Lack of infrastructure causes strike actions in Sa’adu Zungur University, (SAZU) has a mean of 3.6, Poor government policy towards development of education has a mean of 3.7, Introduction of IPPIS by the Federal government has a mean of 3.8, Inadequate funding of education sector by government has a mean of 3.6. The result of research question 2 revealed that 3.4 mean score of the respondents agreed that Academic strike action leads to decrease in academic performance of which always affects students CGPA, The result of research question 3 shows that, academic staff strikes can only be reduced if not eliminated through offering counseling and Collective bargaining had a mean score of 3.5 respectably. Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations were made; Governments at all levels should increase salaries and improve the general welfare and condition of the services of both teaching and non-teaching staff at public universities in order to achieve lasting industrial harmony, there should be a logical and objective application of the principle of collective bargaining to avert industrial disharmony between the government, university management, and unions in the universities, the Federal Government should deploy the UTAS payment solution developed by ASUU in order to respect university autonomy and peculiarity. More so, this would indicate government readiness in the promotion of local content technology, government should organize educational programmes to improve government/staff relationship.