The Federal Government says the 2025 agreement signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities is specifically designed to strengthen autonomy safeguards and ensure long-term stability in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector.
The Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dasuki Arabi, made the disclosure during a working visit to Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja) in Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Tuesday.
This is contained in a statement issued by Head of Strategic Communication, BPSR, Mr Aliyu Umar, in Abuja on Tuesday.
Arabi noted that the agreement, which is set to take effect from January 2026, “introduces a 40 per cent pay rise, enhanced research funding, and improved severance entitlements for academic staff.”
He said that “the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement seeks to strengthen autonomy safeguards,” adding that “successive administrations have remained committed to addressing structural issues such as funding gaps and governance concerns.”
According to him, the government has consistently increased university funding over the years, bolstered by infrastructural interventions from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund and other federal initiatives.
On the issue of educational access, the Director-General highlighted the Student Loan Scheme as a pivotal intervention to remove financial barriers for indigent students.
