The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASSU), University of Jos branch, has warned of a looming industrial crisis in Nigeria’s public universities over what it described as the Federal Government’s slow and inconsistent implementation of the 2025 FGN/ASUU agreement.
Speaking during a press conference at the union’s secretariat in the University of Jos on Monday, the branch leadership said frustration was growing among academics, warning that the fragile peace within the university system could soon collapse if urgent steps were not taken.
The union said its National Executive Council (NEC), which met at Modibbo Adama University on May 9 and 10, 2026, reviewed the implementation of the December 23, 2025 agreement reached with the Federal Government and expressed dissatisfaction with the level of compliance.
According to ASUU, the failure of government to fully implement the agreement could trigger another round of industrial action across public universities.
The union accused the Federal Government of failing to inaugurate the Implementation Monitoring Committee (IMC), which it said was designed to oversee execution of the agreement and prevent administrative bottlenecks.
ASUU said the absence of the committee had resulted in what it described as “selective and distorted implementation” of major salary-related components, including the Consolidated Academic Tool Allowance (CATA), Earned Academic Allowance (EAA), Professorial Allowance, and responsibility allowances.
The union, however, commended Sa’adu Zungur University and Ekiti State University for partially implementing aspects of the agreement, while urging other institutions and authorities to act quickly to avoid a breakdown of industrial harmony nationwide.
ASUU also criticised the Federal Government’s establishment of the National Research and Innovation Development Fund (NRIDF), announced by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, without consultation with the union.
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