UNIZIK Leads Early Implementation of 2025 ASUU–FG Agreement

Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has commenced the immediate implementation of key components of the 2025 agreement between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bond Ugochukwu Anyaehie, disclosed that the enhanced allowances are being funded through the university’s internally generated revenue (IGR), beginning with increased honoraria for external assessment of academic staff.

Under the agreement, the Federal Government is responsible for allowances related to undergraduate activities—such as industrial training supervision, field trips, teaching practice, and external moderation—while university governing councils are to fund postgraduate supervision and postgraduate external moderation from IGR. The honorarium for external moderation has been increased from ₦50,000 to over ₦200,000.

The move has been widely welcomed by academic staff and the ASUU-UNIZIK leadership, who described it as a good omen and a strong sign of cooperation between university management and the union. UNIZIK is reported to be the first Nigerian university to begin implementing the agreement. The wider 2025 ASUU–FG agreement also provides for a 40% salary increase for lecturers effective January 1, 2026, and a restructuring of nine earned academic allowances, now clearly defined and linked to specific academic duties.