Nigerian lecturers finally secured the bag after the state stopped ghosting their union representatives. The administration approved a forty percent pay hike and fresh allowances for academic staff, which pushed personnel budgets at top federal universities significantly higher. An analysis of fiscal estimates reveals that allocations for staff costs across twenty leading institutions surged approximately twenty-two percent relative to the previous cycle.
This move terminates a sixteen-year stalemate regarding the renegotiation of old agreements between the government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Dr Tunji Alausa confirmed that funds exist to cover both the salary adjustments and the restructured benefits packages. Professors specifically gain a monthly top-up exceeding one hundred forty thousand Naira under a new cadre allowance scheme designed to boost welfare.
Total education spending for the upcoming fiscal year sits at three point five-two trillion Naira, which represents roughly six percent of national expenditure. Specific chunks go toward feeding programs and fixing security at colleges while tackling the crisis of children not attending school. Personnel expenses covering salaries and pensions remain the biggest chunk of recurrent spending managed via the central payroll system to block ghost workers.
University of Ibadan scored the largest rise, with its staff allocation jumping over twelve billion Naira. Ahmadu Bello University came next with a massive hike alongside notable bumps for schools like UNILAG and UNN. Other institutions, such as UNIBEN and UNIJOS, also saw their envelopes swell by billions to accommodate the revised pay structure.
This move terminates a sixteen-year stalemate regarding the renegotiation of old agreements between the government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Dr Tunji Alausa confirmed that funds exist to cover both the salary adjustments and the restructured benefits packages. Professors specifically gain a monthly top-up exceeding one hundred forty thousand Naira under a new cadre allowance scheme designed to boost welfare.
Total education spending for the upcoming fiscal year sits at three point five-two trillion Naira, which represents roughly six percent of national expenditure. Specific chunks go toward feeding programs and fixing security at colleges while tackling the crisis of children not attending school. Personnel expenses covering salaries and pensions remain the biggest chunk of recurrent spending managed via the central payroll system to block ghost workers.
University of Ibadan scored the largest rise, with its staff allocation jumping over twelve billion Naira. Ahmadu Bello University came next with a massive hike alongside notable bumps for schools like UNILAG and UNN. Other institutions, such as UNIBEN and UNIJOS, also saw their envelopes swell by billions to accommodate the revised pay structure.
