By Khadijah Shehu Abdulkareem
The Academic Staff Union of Universities had instructed its members to resume work, following the release of June salaries to its members.
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, released the June 2025 salaries of lecturers and other tertiary institution-based workers.
Recall that chapters of the union across certain federal universities had declared a no-pay-no-work policy, following what they described as consistent delay in payment of monthly salaries over five months.
The delay was attributed to the migration of academics from the IPPIS platform to the GIFMIS platform by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.
The branch chairperson at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Dr Haruna Angulu noted that the members had resumed following the payment of the June 2025 salaries.
A memo from ASUU, Federal University, Kashere, also told members to resume work following the payment of the initially delayed salaries.
At the University of Jos, a memo from the bursary noted that salaries had been paid, prompting the striking lecturers back to work
Meanwhile the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, in a statement on Tuesday noted that the current atmosphere of stability across tertiary institutions was the result of sustained dialogue, mutual respect, and genuine commitment by the present administration to address the demands of academic and non-academic staff unions.
“It is not by coincidence that Nigerian public tertiary institutions have remained open and stable for the past two years, something that has not happened in several decades.
“This is a reflection of our government’s unwavering commitment to maintaining cordial relationships with all stakeholders in the education sector.