The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday said the
government could only afford 23.5 percent salary increase for lecturers, while
a 35% increment will be enjoyed by professors.
The minister also noted that the President, Muhammadu Buhari warned against signing agreements which the government
will not be able to meet.
Adamu disclosed this while speaking during the meeting with
vice-chancellors and other stakeholders in the university system.
He said,”The Federal Government can only afford a 23.5%
salary increase for all category of the workforce in Federal Universities,
except for the professorial cadre which will enjoy a 35% upward review.
“Henceforth, allowances that pertain to ad-hoc duties of the
academic and non-academic staff shall be paid as at when due by the Governing
Councils of Universities to which such services are rendered and to the staff
who perform them.
“That a sum of 150 billion Naira shall be provided for in
the 2023 Budget as funds for the revitalization of Federal Universities, to be
disbursed to the Institutions in the First Quarter of the year, and that a sum
of 50 billion Naira shall be provided for in the 2023 Budget for the payment of
outstanding areas of earned academic allowances, to be paid in the First
Quarter of the year”.
Speaking at the end of the meeting, the pro-chancellor of
the National Open University of Nigeria, Professor Peter Okebukola, noted that
the government was ready to go all out to ensure that the university lecturers
return back to school.
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