The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nsukka Zone, on Thursday called on Nigerians to hold the Federal Government responsible if public universities are shut down again.
Addressing journalists at the Benue State University campus in Makurdi, the Zonal Coordinator and National Investment Officer of the union, Christian Opata and Celesine Aguoru respectively, explained that the government was yet to fully implement the agreement signed with the union in December 2025.
The ASUU Zonal Chairman explained that the 2025 agreement, which was expected to take effect from January 2026, had not been holistically implemented due to the government’s inability to provide the required financial backing.
He noted that only partial components of the agreement had been implemented, adding that the Consolidated Tools Allowances, Earned Academic Allowances and Professorial Allowances were yet to be integrated into the Consolidated Academic Staff Salary Scale as part of the monthly remuneration package for academics.
Opata regretted that while the union had hoped to resolve lingering welfare issues, government actions had continued to stall progress.
