University lecturers, under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, have condemned the partial implementation and outright refusal by some public universities to implement the salary component of the 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria-ASUU agreement.
The Zonal Coordinator of ASUU Kano Zone, Abdullahi Muhammad, made the condemnation while addressing a news conference at the Bayero University Kano old campus today.
“ASUU Kano Zone strongly condemns the partial or outright refusal to implement the salary component of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement by a number of Vice Chancellors of public universities,” he said.
Muhammad said the enthusiasm generated by the unveiling of the agreement on January 14, 2026, was gradually diminishing and might soon disappear if the government failed to honour its commitment to fully implement the agreement.
He said, “Our concern arises from the government’s inability to constitute the implementation monitoring committee, which was expected to protect the agreement from bureaucratic delays and inertia and ensure its effective implementation.”
He regretted that federal government officials had implemented the agreement in a fragmented and poorly coordinated manner, while only a few state governments had adopted and enforced it.
“Administrators of federal universities have selectively implemented aspects of the Consolidated Academic Tool Allowances, Earned Academic Allowances and Professorial Allowances, despite the fact that all these components were meant to be integrated into the Consolidated Academic Staff Salary Scale as part of the monthly remuneration package for academics,” Muhammad said.
According to the union, the consequences of failing to inaugurate the implementation monitoring committee are also evident in the flawed implementation of another major provision of the December 2025 agreement, which concerns the proposed National Research Council.
The union, therefore, called on both the federal and state governments to respect the agreement in order to sustain industrial peace and harmony within Nigerian universities.
“ASUU remains committed to ensuring that all its members fully benefit from the modest achievements secured through the eight-year negotiation process spanning 2017 to 2025,” he said.
He further emphasised the need for the governments to faithfully implement the provisions of the signed agreement to avoid disruption of the university academic calendar and prevent unnecessary industrial unrest in the institutions.
“The patience and understanding shown by our members over time have been stretched to the limit, and they are prepared to take appropriate action should the government continue to neglect its obligations,” he added.
