Naija! Big news don drop for ground as Federal Government don start to implement dem welfare agreement wey dem negotiate with ASUU. E no be joke oh, this one dey show say dem dey serious about our education matter!
According to wetin Boriowo Folasade, di Director for Press and Public Relations for Federal Ministry of Education talk, na the President, Bola Tinubu, wey don give him word say e go keep to agreement wey dem gree with education stakeholders. Dis move go help to make sure say no wahala for public universities again.
Dem don increase di Consolidated Academic Allowance for ASUU members by 40 percent, and dis one don start from January 1, 2026. Many federal universities don already begin reflect di increase for di salary wey dem dey pay their staff. Dem dey work to make sure say everywhere go dey uniform!
Dr. Tunji Alausa, di Minister of Education, even don tell vice-chancellors say make dem no slack. Dem suppose make sure say dis new allowance system dey work well and money dey reach di proper hands. Na wetin dem dey call prudent financial management oh!
Di allowance wey dem dey call Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance go help dem do wetin dem suppose dey do – research, publish papers, go conference, and all those important academic activities dey burst brain. Na so di strategy go work, make dem stop di brain drain wey don dey happen for our universities.
And no be only dat, dem also gree restructure di allowances wey dem dey give for academic work to promote fairness. Dis one go make sure say anybody wey dey do extra work go get di money wey dem deserve, whether na for supervising postgraduates or clinical duties.
For di first time, dem even gree approve new Professorial Cadre Allowance wey go see senior academics don dey receive ₦1.74m yearly. Na beans! Readers sef go dey collect ₦840,000 yearly. E sweet as e be, dis one go make dem fit focus better on their research and teaching.
FG don confirm say dem dey committed to honouring all di agreements wey dem don reach with education workers. We hope say dis one go end di wahala wey dey rock our universities and improve the quality of education for Naija! Na only time go tell!
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