ABSU Suspends Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze Over Facebook Posts on Lecturers’ Welfare

The Management of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU), has suspended Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze of the Department of Economics over social media comments concerning the welfare and remuneration of lecturers at the university.

The suspension was announced in a statement issued by the university’s Deputy Registrar and Public Relations Officer, Chijioke Nwogu.

According to the university management, the action followed social media posts allegedly made by Prof. Nwaeze which it described as “inimical to the interests of the University” and uncomplimentary to the Visitor of the institution.

In the posts, Prof. Nwaeze alleged that lecturers at ABSU were among the lowest-paid university lecturers in Nigeria. He claimed that academic staff were still being paid under the 2009 ASUU-Federal Government salary structure despite being taxed under the 2024 tax regime.

He further alleged that the university had not implemented newer salary agreements, including the agreement approved in December 2025 and effective from January 1, 2026.

According to the professor, some lecturers promoted between 2023 and 2026 were yet to receive salaries corresponding to their new ranks, while some staff allegedly had outstanding salaries dating back several months.

He also raised concerns over the alleged non-remittance of deducted ASUU dues and claimed that lecturers at the university had never received Earned Academic Allowances.

Other allegations raised by Prof. Nwaeze included outstanding cooperative deductions and significantly lower salaries for professors compared with their counterparts in federal and other state universities.

Prof. Nwaeze also highlighted what he described as worsening financial difficulties faced by lecturers, claiming that many staff members were relying on personal savings, borrowing, rental income and royalties from intellectual property to supplement their earnings and support their professional responsibilities.

However, ABSU management stated that it had constituted an investigative panel to examine the matter.

The university said Prof. Nwaeze’s suspension took immediate effect and would remain in place pending the outcome of the investigation.

The allegations made by the professor and the university’s response remain subject to the outcome of the investigation.