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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Jos branch, has accused the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, of misleading Nigerians about the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing the demands of university lecturers.
In a statement signed by the branch chairman, Professor Jurbe Joseph Molwus, the union warned that it could resume its suspended strike if the government fails to resolve all outstanding issues within the next two weeks.
ASUU reminded the government that on October 22, 2025, it issued a four-week ultimatum to meet its long-standing demands or face a total nationwide strike.
However, two weeks into the ultimatum, the lecturers expressed disappointment, claiming that there has been little or no progress. They said their withheld salaries, wage award arrears, promotion arrears, and other benefits remain unpaid.
“As we prepare for our National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on November 8–9, we expected that outstanding entitlements such as the 3.5 months withheld salaries, 25/35 per cent wage award arrears, promotion arrears, and unpaid salaries of some members would have been settled by now. But instead of credit alerts, all we have seen are press statements from the Honourable Minister of Education,” the statement said.
The union also criticised the government for failing to release the N50 billion Revitalisation Fund it claimed had been disbursed weeks ago, saying no university has received the money.
Reacting to the minister’s announcement that N2.3 billion was released to clear salary and promotion arrears across federal universities, ASUU described the statement as “false and disappointing,” insisting that the amount was too small to make any meaningful impact.
“The minister’s claim of clearing arrears exists only in his imagination. N2.3 billion cannot even address the needs of three universities. He must clearly state which entitlements this money is meant to settle and who the beneficiaries are,” ASUU stated.
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