The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has set a four-day deadline for the Federal Government to start paying university lecturers under a new salary structure.
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ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, announced the ultimatum on Thursday during a public lecture at Sa’adu Zungur University, Yuli Campus, in Bauchi.
“We have issued a four-day ultimatum from today to the Federal Government to begin the payment of the newly approved salary structure. Failure to comply will attract a strong response from the union,” he warned.
According to Piwuna, the demand aims to improve lecturers’ welfare and tackle the ongoing challenges of low pay, which he described as a factor behind brain drain and falling standards in Nigeria’s universities.
He noted that, although previous agreements were made with the government, they were often only partially implemented, triggering repeated disputes and strikes.
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