FG–ASUU PACT: PROFESSORS SET TO GET N140,000 MONTHLY ALLOWANCE, SAYS MINISTER
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By: Fasasi Hammad
The Federal Government has announced that professors in Nigerian universities will receive an additional ₦140,000 monthly allowance, following a landmark agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed the development on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme.
According to Alausa, the allowance specifically targets academics in the professorial cadre. “This allowance is for professors. As long as you are a full-time professor or reader, you will receive this additional top-up,” he explained.
He further clarified the payment structure, stating that professors will receive approximately ₦140,000 monthly, while readers will get about ₦70,000 as an additional allowance each month.
The agreement, unveiled on Wednesday in Abuja, replaces the 2009 FG-ASUU pact and includes a 40% salary review for university teaching staff alongside the introduction of the professorial cadre allowance.
Alausa emphasized that the benefit applies exclusively to full-time academics. “Let me stress clearly that these allowances are strictly for full-time professors and readers, not part-time staff,” he stated during the signing ceremony.
The minister described the approval as recognition of the extensive workload of senior academics. “This approval acknowledges the significant administrative, scholarly, and research responsibilities borne by academics at this level by virtue of their profession and positions as professors or readers in our universities,” he said.
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Addressing concerns about funding, Alausa assured that the government has secured the necessary resources for the initiative. “When the President was convinced that funding was available, he approved it. Today, we have the resources to support the 40% salary increase for our lecturers in all tertiary institutions,” he noted.
The agreement also includes nine enhanced academic allowances, with clear guidelines on the division of payment responsibilities between universities and the federal government.
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