The Federal Government has released the delayed June 2025 salaries of lecturers and other workers in tertiary institutions, prompting the resumption of academic activities across several federal universities.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had earlier embarked on a “no pay, no work” action in protest of the consistent delays in monthly salary payments, which had stretched over five months.
The delay stemmed from the transition of academic workers from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), a move managed by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.
Following the salary disbursements, ASUU branches across institutions like Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Federal University of Kashere, and the University of Jos issued memos directing members to resume duties.
At ATBU, branch chairperson Dr. Haruna Angulu confirmed that members had resumed work. Similarly, memos from other institutions acknowledged the receipt of salaries and called off the warning strikes.
Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa welcomed the development, emphasizing that the current stability in public tertiary institutions is the result of “sustained dialogue, mutual respect, and genuine commitment” from the present administration.
“It is not by coincidence that Nigerian public tertiary institutions have remained open and stable for the past two years — something that has not happened in several decades,” Alausa stated.
He reiterated the government’s phased approach to meeting union demands under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, pledging continued improvements in staff welfare and protection of the academic calendar.
“Our children are the heartbeat of the nation, and their uninterrupted education is non-negotiable,” he said, assuring that the government would keep working with all education sector unions to maintain stability.
