International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development 2016, Vol. 5, No. 3 ISSN: 2226-6348 77 www.hrmars.com/journals Effects of Strike on the Academic Performance of Business Education Students in Nigerian Universities Dr. Franklin Ohiole Ohiwerei Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Faculty of Education, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. Mrs. J. A. Onimawo Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Faculty of Education, Ambrose Alli University, P.M.B. 14, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. DOI: 10.6007/IJARPED/v5-i3/2225 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v5-i3/2225 Abstract This paper discusses the effects of strike on the academic performance of business education students in Nigerian Universities. It also discussed the labour disputes and their settlement recorded strikes, 1960-77, academic staff union of universities history and struggles, the effects of academic staff union of universities strikes on business education students as well as possible remedy. This paper uses historical survey in evaluating the views of various scholars in an attempt to inform researchers, business educators, scholars on current reasoning on the issue of effects of strike on the academic performance of business education students in Nigerian Universities. Conclusion and recommendations such as a matter of policy the executives and legislators of both Federal and States should have their children in public universities in Nigeria, both federal and state governments should always respect the agreed negotiated agreement between them and the Academic staff Union of Universities to avoid incessant strike actions etc. were made. Key words: Strike, Performance, Business, Education, Universities, Academic, Students Introduction Strike is known as the period for which workers as a result of disagreement with their employers decide to with-hold or with draw their services. Ohiwerei and Omo-Ojugo (2008) opined that conflict has acquired varied meanings as a result of its uses in many different disciplines. It may be used to refer to disputes in a war to the personal choice of a television program. This research is concerned with organizational conflict and uses the term in reference to all types of opposition or antagonistic interaction. Conflict in the organization can usually be viewed as antagonistic interaction or antagonistic psychological relations. According to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2010) strike is a period of time when an organized group of employees of a company stops working because of disagreement