The Senior Group of workers Affiliation of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has suspended its two-week ultimatum given to the government following the discharge of budget for the cost of 8 months’ arrears of the consolidated tertiary establishments’ wage construction owed to its contributors.
The ultimatum, which commenced on October 5, 2026, used to be suspended after the government authorized and launched the budget on October 7, 2026, in keeping with a realize signed through SSANU nationwide president, Comrade Mohammed Haruna Ibrahim.
The union stated its Nationwide Administrative Committee (NAC), performing on behalf of the Nationwide Govt Council (NEC), determined in reputation of the federal government’s motion and as a part of efforts to take care of commercial solidarity in Nigerian universities.
SSANU, on the other hand, suggested the government to handle different remarkable monetary responsibilities owed to its contributors in federal universities, together with 365 days of arrears at the 25 in step with cent and 35 in step with cent wage awards authorized in 2023, in addition to two months of withheld salaries from 2022.
The union often known as on state governments that had but to put in force the 2026 settlement to take action and settle remarkable arrears owed to workforce of state-owned universities.
It stated the suspension of the ultimatum mirrored its dedication to discussion and positive engagement with the federal government whilst pursuing the welfare and legit pursuits of its contributors.
SSANU additional suggested its contributors to keep up a correspondence the union’s place and proceed enticing related stakeholders to keep commercial peace around the nation’s universities.
The union maintained that resolving remarkable problems remained vital to handle its contributors’ considerations in each federal and state universities.
The awareness reads, “The Nationwide Administrative Committee (NAC), performing on behalf of the Nationwide Govt Council (NEC), needs to officially tell and notify contributors of SSANU and most people of its determination to droop the ultimatum.
In reputation of this certain construction and mutual working out and just right religion, the NAC, on behalf of NEC, has resolved to droop the meant commercial motion.
Whilst acknowledging this construction, the union urges the government to reciprocate this gesture through gratifying all different remarkable calls for, which come with the discharge and cost of the one-year arrears of the 25 and 35 in step with cent wage award of 2023 and the 2 months of the 2022 withheld salaries.
The union stays dedicated to discussion however expects the federal government to exhibit the similar degree of goodwill through taking concrete steps against resolving all remarkable problems affecting our contributors around the federal and state universities.”
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