ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has criticised what it described as partial implementation and outright refusal by some public universities to implement the salary component of the 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria–ASUU agreement.
The Zonal Coordinator of ASUU Kano Zone, Abdullahi Muhammad, made the position known during a press briefing at the Bayero University Kano old campus on Wednesday.
“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 said the initial excitement that followed the signing of the agreement on January 14, 2026, was gradually fading and could disappear entirely if the government fails to fully implement its commitments.
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He stated, “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 lamented that federal authorities had been implementing the agreement in a fragmented and poorly coordinated manner, while only a few state governments had complied with its provisions.
“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 failure to inaugurate the implementation monitoring committee has also affected progress on another key provision of the December 2025 agreement, the proposed National Research Council.
The union therefore urged both federal and state governments to fully honour the agreement in order to maintain industrial peace and stability in Nigerian universities.
“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 said.
He further stressed the importance of faithful implementation of the agreement to prevent disruption of the academic calendar and avoid industrial unrest in tertiary institutions.
“The patience and understanding shown by our members over time have been stretched to the limit, and they are prepared to take appropriate action should the government continue to neglect its obligations,” he added.