The University of Jos chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has accused the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, of making “misleading statements” concerning the Federal Government’s implementation of agreements reached with university lecturers.
In a statement issued by the branch chairperson, Professor Jurbe Joseph Molwus, the union cautioned that it could resume its suspended strike if the government fails to resolve the pending issues within the next two weeks.
ASUU reminded the public that it had earlier, on October 22, 2025, given the Federal Government a four-week ultimatum to meet its outstanding commitments or face a total strike.
Two weeks into the ultimatum, the lecturers lamented that there has been little progress, noting that members are still waiting for their withheld salaries, wage award arrears, promotion arrears, and other pending entitlements.
“As we prepare for our National Executive Council (NEC) meeting scheduled for November 8–9, we expected that all pending entitlements, including the 3.5 months withheld salaries, 25/35 per cent wage award arrears, promotion arrears, and unpaid salaries of some members, would have been settled by now. But instead of credit alerts, all we have received are press statements from the Honourable Minister of Education,” the statement read.
The union further expressed concern that the N50 billion Revitalisation Fund, which the government announced weeks earlier, has not been disbursed to any university.
Responding to the minister’s claim that N2.3 billion had been released to clear salary and promotion arrears across federal universities, ASUU dismissed the statement as “false and embarrassing,” saying the amount was insufficient to meet the needs of even three universities.
“The minister’s claim of clearing the backlog exists only in his imagination. N2.3 billion is grossly inadequate and almost insulting. He must specify what portion of the outstanding entitlements this money is intended to cover and who the beneficiaries are,” the union stated.
