Federal Government Begins Payment of ASUU’s Withheld Salaries
Confirmation of this development was provided by Prof. Gbolahan Bolarin, the chairperson of ASUU at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, who stated, "Yes, it is true. Payment has started rolling in."
AKACHI NOEL 
The Federal Government has initiated the disbursement of salaries previously withheld from academics who are members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), according to multiple sources within the academic sector.
Confirmation of this development was provided by Prof. Gbolahan Bolarin, the chairperson of ASUU at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, who stated, "Yes, it is true. Payment has started rolling in."
This action follows President Bola Tinubu's approval in October 2023 to release four out of eight months' salaries that were withheld during a strike lasting eight months in 2022. The salaries were withheld as a result of the former President Muhammadu Buhari administration's implementation of a 'No Work, No Pay policy' against university-based unions.
In addition, the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, recently announced a 35% salary increase for university workers and granted autonomy to universities by removing them from the Integrated Payment and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). This move allows universities to recruit and fill vacancies without the need for a waiver.
