The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Technical Universities Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike effective Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

The action follows what the association describes as the government’s persistent failure to pay the One-Time Research Allowance agreed upon on July 10, 2024. According to TUSAAG, the allowance, negotiated to support research and publication required for career progression is an entitlement, not a privilege. Its continued non-payment, the group says, constitutes a “blatant breach of agreement” and signals a disregard for the critical role administrators play in Ghana’s tertiary education system.

TUSAAG says months of engagement with key state agencies, including the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), have produced no results. Attempts to meet with the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, including letters and formal requests for dialogue, have either gone unanswered or been postponed, the association claims.

The strike will lead to a full withdrawal of administrative services across all 10 technical universities. Essential operations, such as finance, admissions, examinations, human resources, registry, and general administration are expected to face major disruptions until the government honours the outstanding allowances.

Despite the shutdown, TUSAAG says it remains open to “sincere and immediate dialogue” to resolve the impasse, noting that the industrial action is intended to compel the attention and commitment that previous appeals failed to achieve.