Nigerian universities may experience industrial harmony for a while as federal government releases ₦50 billion to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities for the settlement of earned allowances, as promised by President Bola Tinubu.
This was disclosed on Wednesday in a statement by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, and signed by the Director of Press at the Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo.
Boriowo described the move “as yet another testament to Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to fundamentally transform Nigeria’s education sector.
The stayement says the move reflects the administration’s bold resolve to transition the nation from a resource-based to a knowledge-based economy through strategic investments in education, infrastructure, and human capital.
The payment of the earned allowances to university-based unions has been a source of industrial disharmony in Nigerian universities.
Editor : Ena Agbanoma
