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The non-academic staff of the educational institution and related (Nasu) has raised serious concern over the alleged Klandestin agreement between the Federal Government and the University Academic Staff (ASUU) regarding the allocation of the N50 billion industrial allowance, a warning that preference care for ASU can trigger soaring industrial actions.
During the Trading Group Council of the Trade Center for Trade Center in Abuja on Sunday, Secretary General Nasu, Prince Peters Adeyemi, expressed his in -depth concern about the handling of the government of the benefits obtained, emphasizing that the distribution of unqualified funds would direct the university system.
Adeyemi remembering complaints of the past, stated, “When they want to share money, they give 20 percent to three staff unions who do not teach and 70 percent to academics. We protest this,” referring to dissatisfaction that caused prolonged 2022 strikes. He highlighted the August 2022 agreement in which the government promised to release N50 billion for the benefits obtained, promises that had not been met.
Nasu’s suspicion was increasingly triggered by the exception of non-academic unions from recent stakeholder meetings about the benefits obtained, where only Asuu was invited.
“We really suspect the government intends to pay N50 billion just for one union,” Adeyemi said, warning that such a step would definitely lead to industrial riots. He urged the government to ensure a fair and inclusive allocation, emphasizing that selective payments will violate the agreement and worsen the division in the university system.
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The union also voiced the frustration of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), which had failed to fully integrate assets and obligations, critical problems for staff who did not teach.
Adeyemi also condemned the illegal termination of check-off contributions in institutions such as federal polytechnics, Ekowe, stated that there were no heads of institutions who had the right to disrupt union contributions protected by the Nigerian labor law.
President Nasu, Dr. Hassan Makolo, criticized the government’s failure to pay arrears and re -negotiations that were jammed from the 2009 agreement, which stated, “Enough is enough,” and demanded urgent actions.
The Chairman of the Lagos State Nasu, Timothy Olawore, regretted the continuous challenges in the Nigerian education sector, including inadequate funding, poor infrastructure, and draining the brain, while reaffirizing Nasu’s commitment to improve this sector.
Buhari Suleiman, Chairperson of the Trading Group and Vice President Nasu, criticized the 9.2 percent education budget for 2025, called it insufficient and “ignoring global standards.” He also condemned Nigeria’s bad ranking in the global terrorism index, the crisis of power, and increasing unemployment and corruption. “There is no nation that develops during his future – youth – is abandoned,” Suleiman said, calling for urgent leadership reform.
Nasu has explained that it will use industrial actions unless the benefits obtained are distributed fairly, and problems around IPPI and other delayed agreements are resolved. The union urges the government to act quickly to prevent other crises in the education sector.
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