Academic Activities Resume as ASUU Receives June Salaries
After interrupting academic activities due to the delay in June salary payments, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have returned to work following the payment of their salaries by the Federal Government, a delay that had denied many Nigerian students their right to education.
On Tuesday, the Federal Government paid the June 2025 salaries of lecturers and other tertiary institution-based workers, prompting branches of ASUU across various federal universities to instruct their members to resume duties.
Recall that some ASUU chapters had adopted a “no-pay-no-work” policy, citing the consistent delay of salaries over the past five months.
The delay was linked to the migration of academic staff from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), overseen by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.
ASUU branch chairperson at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Dr. Haruna Angulu, confirmed that members had resumed work after receiving their salaries. A similar directive was issued in a memo from ASUU at the Federal University, Kashere. At the University of Jos, a memo from the bursary department also confirmed that payments had been made, bringing striking lecturers back to classrooms.
Reacting to the development, Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, in a statement on Tuesday, praised the current climate of stability in the tertiary education sector, crediting it to sustained dialogue, mutual respect, and the administration’s genuine commitment to resolving staff demands.
He reiterated that the welfare of both academic and non-academic staff remains a top priority of the Federal Government and aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for human capital development.
“Our children are the heartbeat of the nation, and their uninterrupted education is non-negotiable,” the minister added. “The Federal Government will continue to work closely with all unions in the education sector to ensure that the gates of our institutions remain open.”
However, the Federal Government should make it a priority to ensure the timely payment of lecturers’ salaries. When learning is interrupted, students suffer academic setbacks, emotional stress, and a loss of motivation. Sustaining uninterrupted learning is a duty owed to the nation’s youth, whose future depends on a stable and functional education system.
