The University of Jos branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, of making misleading claims about the Federal Government’s compliance with its agreements with university workers.
In a statement signed by the branch chairperson, Prof. Jurbe Joseph Molwus, the union warned that it may resume its suspended strike if the government fails to address the pending issues within the next two weeks.
ASUU recalled that on October 22, 2025, it issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet its outstanding demands or face a total strike. However, two weeks later, the union said little progress has been made.
According to ASUU, its members have yet to receive their withheld salaries, wage award arrears, promotion arrears, and other unpaid entitlements.
“As we mobilise for our National Executive Council (NEC) meeting scheduled for November 8–9, we expect that outstanding entitlements such as the 3.5 months’ withheld salaries, 25/35 percent wage award arrears, promotion arrears, and unpaid salaries of some members would have been paid by now,” the statement said.
“But all we get are press releases from the Honourable Minister of Education. What we need are credit alerts, not misleading statements,” it added.
The union also expressed concern that the N50 billion Revitalisation Fund the government claimed to have released weeks ago has not reached any university.
Reacting to the minister’s claim that N2.3 billion had been disbursed to settle salary and promotion arrears in federal universities, ASUU dismissed the statement as “false and embarrassing,” insisting that the amount was insufficient.
“The minister’s claim of clearing the backlog exists only in his imagination. N2.3 billion is grossly inadequate and almost insulting. The minister must state clearly what fraction of the outstanding entitlements this money is meant to cover and for whom,” the union stated.
