Omo, the gist dey hot today! Federal Government don finally give our university professors correct gesture wey no be small. Dem don introduce new professorial cadre allowance wey go make dem dey collect over ₦140,000 extra every month! E be like say dem wan give our lecturers better life, chai!
This big news bin drop from Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, for channels television programme wey dem call Politics Today. Na during this show dem agree say, ‘baba Tinubu, go make sure say education no go dey suffer again!’ E come follow with 40 percent salary increase for all federal lecturers, my people. E no easy o!
As e be, ASUU finally shake hand with Federal Government to unwrap this sweet package after dem don dey fight for over 16 years about how dem go fit settle the earlier 2009 agreement. Wetin be this if no be miracle? Na Abuja, Hon. Minister Alausa come present the agreement wey dem say na key enough to unlock better funding and welfare for our higher learning institutions.
The jolly part now be say, dem no just dey talk am, dem dey act! Alausa talk say dem don structure nine enhanced Earned Academic Allowances wey don clear, so professors go sabi wetin dem dey chop. E talk say, ‘we don get funding to back this wetin we talk,’ and lecture room go soon turn to celebration ground!
Dem don already start implement the agreement even before dem sign am, true true. The chairman of National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission don dey work since December to make sure dem get everything intact and any lecturer wey dey look for better pay go fit smile for bank account soon.
Dr. Alausa drop some ginger for us when he explain how President Tinubu don dey talk say, ‘no be to just sign agreement o, I wan see am work!’ Na wetin we dey talk since – action speak louder than talk! Everybody don dey holla say that funding get level, and e don land!
From this news, e clear say the lecturers no go dey worry about pocket money again. With this extra cash, dem fit upgrade their teaching materials, take better care of their families, and still dey plan small holiday for the house!
Na time to rejoice for our educators as dem go finally see light at the end of the tunnel. E no go easy for dem, but with this new agreement, e go better for education matter. We dey watch as e go unfold, but for now: Thank you, Baba Tinubu, we see wetin you don do!
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