Odim Otu Offem, Emeka Samuel Nnaji, Solomon Agwanyang Aniah, Ogban Nkanu Ogban, Ettah Ettah Omini & Chioma Precious Unamba
Abstract
Strike does not help the educational advancement of a nation and the rating of their institutions. There is a colossal waste in human and material resources as the government will still pay the lecturers their salaries while on strike irrespective of the delay. The paper proffers strategies for addressing psychological effects of strike actions on academic staff of Nigerian public universities; it discusses the concept of strike, recent notable causes of strike in Nigerian public universities, psychological effects of strike actions on academic staff in Nigerian public universities, strategies for addressing psychological effects of strike actions in Nigerian public universities and the implication of strike action on the overall national development. The paper recommended among others that government should be proactive to negotiate with Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) before commencement/embarking on any form of strike.