The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has criticised both the federal and state governments for failing to fully implement the salary component of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement.
Speaking at a press conference in Kano on Wednesday, the Zonal Coordinator of ASUU Kano Zone, Abdullahi Muhammad, also condemned the partial and outright refusal by some public universities to implement the agreement.
According to him, the enthusiasm generated by the unveiling of the agreement on January 14, 2026, was gradually diminishing and could soon disappear if the government failed to honour its commitment to fully implement it.
“ASUU Kano Zone strongly condemns the partial or outright refusal to implement the salary component of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement by a number of Vice Chancellors of public universities,” he said.
Muhammad added that the union’s concern stemmed from the government’s inability to constitute the Implementation Monitoring Committee (IMC), which was expected to protect the agreement from bureaucratic delays and inertia while ensuring effective implementation.
He said, “Our concern arises from the government’s inability to constitute the implementation monitoring committee which was expected to protect the agreement from bureaucratic delays and inertia and ensure its effective implementation.”
He noted that the federal government’s implementation of the agreement had been fragmented and poorly coordinated, with only a few states adopting and enforcing it.
“Administrators of federal universities have selectively implemented aspects of the Consolidated Academic Tool Allowances, Earned Academic Allowances and Professorial Allowances, despite the fact that all these components were meant to be integrated into the Consolidated Academic Staff Salary Scale as part of the monthly remuneration package for academics,” Muhammad said.
According to the union, the consequences of failing to inaugurate the IMC were also evident in the flawed implementation of another major provision of the December 2025 agreement concerning the proposed National Research Council.
“ASUU remains committed to ensuring that all its members fully benefit from the modest achievements secured through the eight-year negotiation process spanning 2017 to 2025,” he added.
Muhammad further stressed the need for governments to faithfully implement the provisions of the signed agreement to avoid disruption of the university academic calendar and prevent unnecessary industrial unrest in tertiary institutions.
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