ASUU ends strike as FG pays June salaries

The chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) direct their members to resume work after the Federal Government on Tuesday released the long-awaited June 2025 salaries for lecturers and other staff in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.

 

The payment brings an end to weeks of tension and the “no-pay-no-work” policy adopted by several ASUU branches after five months of salary delays.

 

The delay was said to be caused by the migration of academic staff from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), a process managed by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.

 

Reports disclosed that at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, ASUU branch chairperson, Haruna Angulu, confirmed that lecturers had resumed work after receiving their June salaries.

 

Likewise, the ASUU chapter at the Federal University of Kashere issued a memo telling its members to return to classes following the salary payment.

 

At the University of Jos, a circular from the Bursary department confirmed the release of the delayed salaries, leading to the suspension of the earlier work boycott by lecturers.

 

In a related development, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, in a statement on Tuesday, said the current peace in public tertiary institutions was due to ongoing dialogue.

 

Stated the Minister in Abuja on Tuesday: “It is not by coincidence that Nigerian public tertiary institutions have remained open and stable for the past two years, something that has not happened in several decades.”

 

He credited the stability to continued dialogue, mutual respect, and the Tinubu administration’s efforts to address issues affecting both academic and non-academic staff.

 

Said he: “This is a reflection of our government’s unwavering commitment to maintaining cordial relationships with all stakeholders in the education sector. We are meeting demands in phases, and we are doing so respectfully and consistently.”

 

Alausa also restated that university staff welfare remained a key focus under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

 

Stressed he: “Our children are the heartbeat of the nation, and their uninterrupted education is non-negotiable.”

 

The Minister further assured that the government would keep working with all unions in the education sector to protect the academic calendar and ensure universities stay open.

 

Declared Alausa: “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.”