ASUU: We haven’t been informed of the 25% pay increase

According to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), no information about a pay increase for lecturers at federal institutions was provided to them.

The national president of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke This was said by in an interview with our correspondent on Friday.

In response to a notice about the raise released by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation, he spoke out.

He told our correspondent over the phone, “We have not been informed of such a development and we will react when we are officially notified.

The Circular was known to Dr. Niyi Sunmonu, National President of CONUA, the Congress of University Academics.

The pay increase, he continued, was insufficient, but his union would not oppose it.

That circular should have gone into effect months ago, in fact. We discussed the situation with Dr. Chris Ngige, the previous labor minister.

“At the time, it was believed that the circular would be published in March of last year, go into effect in January of this year, and the arrears would be paid.

Although what they are offering is insufficient, we are not rejecting it. In light of the nation’s current economic situation, this should be viewed differently from the general upward review of public employee salaries, he said.

Remember that the FG previously opposed a 25 percent pay increase for lecturers when it increased professors’ salaries by 35 percent.

On the other hand, in a circular No: OAuGF/ SW/C/QP/1395/VOL. The implementation was approved by the Presidential Committee on Salaries at its 13th meeting, according to Auditor-General Report No. 1/11, dated September 21, 2023, issued to universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.