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SSANU Restates Call For Payment Of 4 Months Withheld Salaries

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has once again reiterated the call for the immediate payment of the four months withheld salaries of its members.

National President of SSANU, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim,   made this call in a communique issued on Sunday in Abuja, at the end of the union’s 49th Regular National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.

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EKO HOT BLOG recalls President Bola Tinubu had directed that all withheld lecturers’ salaries be paid.

Ibrahim said that the meeting addressed grievances,  ranging from withheld salaries to systemic policy failures and the delay in implementing the agreement reached with its members.

“The continued non-payment of four months’ salaries for SSANU and NASU members, despite a presidential directive for their release, featured prominence at the meeting.

“We are perplexed that our members have yet to receive their due salaries nearly two months after the directive.

“The NEC has called on relevant government agencies to expedite the payment,” Ibrahim said.

According to him, another major concern was the unpaid Earned Allowances, which were budgeted at N50 billion in 2023 but remained unsettled, urging the government to investigate the delay and release the funds urgently to prevent further disruption in the education sector.

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Ibrahim also denounced the rising costs of university tuition and utility tariffs.

He expressed concern that the increases, exacerbated by recent economic policies, were unaffordable for many Nigerians and could further strain university operations.

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