- one of the major setbacks was the failure to establish the implementation monitoring body agreed upon during negotiations
- It further highlighted unresolved issues affecting lecturers, including outstanding wage-related payments
- ASUU maintained that neglecting the welfare of university workers could further weaken the education system
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has alleged that key provisions of its 2025 agreement with the Federal Government remain unfulfilled, challenging claims that the pact has already been fully executed.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the union, through its Abuja Zone, said lecturers across public universities were still dealing with unresolved welfare issues, including unpaid allowances, salary gaps, pension-related challenges and other outstanding entitlements.
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Addressing journalists on Monday at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, the Abuja Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Adamu Al-Abdullahi, said the implementation status being presented by government officials did not reflect conditions in universities.
He noted that five months after the agreement was signed, several commitments had yet to take effect, warning that continued delays could reignite tensions within the tertiary education sector.
According to him, one of the major setbacks was the failure to establish the implementation monitoring body agreed upon during negotiations, a move he said has created uneven application of the agreement across institutions.
He alleged that universities were now independently deciding which approved benefits to pay, resulting in inconsistencies in the disbursement of academic allowances.
ASUU said entitlements such as academic tools allowance, earned allowances and benefits attached to professorial positions were among those affected.
The union also criticised some state governments, accusing them of failing to honour obligations despite participating in the negotiation process that led to the agreement.
It further highlighted unresolved issues affecting lecturers, including outstanding wage-related payments, promotion arrears, withheld salaries linked to previous industrial actions, delayed pension remittances and unpaid deductions.
ASUU maintained that neglecting the welfare of university workers could further weaken the education system and affect stability in public institutions.
The union also questioned the continued use of the “No Work, No Pay” policy against lecturers involved in the 2022 strike, arguing that academic duties extend beyond classroom activities to research and community engagement.
On pension matters, ASUU expressed concern over delayed harmonisation of retirees’ benefits and claimed that some state-owned institutions still lacked effective pension frameworks.
The association additionally raised concerns about developments within university administration, pointing to appointments and emerging academic categories which it said were not always processed through established governance procedures.
The union argued that failure to follow due process in such appointments could undermine standards within the university system.
The complaints come despite earlier assurances by government officials that the 2025 agreement would help resolve longstanding disputes that have repeatedly disrupted academic activities in Nigerian universities.
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