24 July 2026

Salary Arrears

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ASUP

ASUP Suspends Planned Strike, Gives Government Six Weeks to Meet Demands

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has suspended its planned strike following assurances from the Federal Government to address key issues affecting the polytechnic sector. ASUP President, Shammah Kpanja, announced the decision in a statement on Sunday, saying the union’s National Executive Council had resolved after reviewing the government’s recent commitments. He said the

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NAAT Demands Payment of Arrears, Rejects Federal Government’s Loan
Unions

NAAT Demands Payment of Arrears, Rejects Federal Government’s Loan

The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has rejected the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF) by the Federal Ministry of Education, in collaboration with TETFund, demanding instead, payment of their outstanding arrears. The union in a statement by its national President, Ibeji Nwokoma views the TISSF as a distraction, and, “therefore rejects it and

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Federal Government Assures Payment of Arrears to Health Workers
Ministries

Federal Government Assures Payment of Arrears to Health Workers

The Federal Government has promised medical doctors and other healthcare workers that their outstanding seven months’ salary arrears will be paid before the end of August 2025, in a bid to avert a looming nationwide strike in the sector. The assurance was given by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, during

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Lecturers’ Lament: 3-Semester Salary Arrears at Atiba University
Universities

Lecturers’ Lament: 3-Semester Salary Arrears at Atiba University

Adjunct lecturers at Atiba University, a privately owned institution in Oyo State, have decried the non-payment of their salaries spanning at least three concluded semesters. No fewer than 117 staff members have come together to demand better treatment and compensation for their work. They told FIJ on condition of anonymity that James Ojebode, the institution’s

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