SSANU demands immediate implementation of 25% salary increase

Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued a call for the immediate implementation of salary increments of 25 and 35% for workers in tertiary institutions, as conveyed by Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim, the National President of SSANU.  

This announcement was made in a communique released on Monday in Abuja following the conclusion of the 45th regular National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the University of Maiduguri in Borno. 

During this session, the NEC addressed matters of national significance concerning its members, with particular attention to the ongoing renegotiation of salaries for SSANU members.  

This renegotiation process, led by the late Prof. Nimi Briggs, was in its final stages. Mr. Ibrahim pointed out that SSANU had initially requested a substantial 700% wage increase, but the committee’s offer stood at 23.5% and 35% for its members. 

Mr. Ibrahim remarked, “The recent announcement for approval of an increment of 25 and 35% for tertiary institution workers by the government which was circulated in the social media is not a product of collective bargaining agreement with the university-based unions.

He further stated, “While grudgingly acknowledging this slight increase that is yet to be officially communicated to the union, our universities and inter-university centres, SSANU urges both Federal and State Governments to immediately implement the increment and pay the arrears without further delay.”