“4-Year Course Will Now Be 4 Years”- Tinubu Govt Ends 16-Year ASUU Salary Impasse, Approves 40% Increase

• The Federal Government has implemented a renegotiated agreement with ASUU, including a 40% increase in the Consolidated Academic Allowance for lecturers, bringing an end to a 16-year salary negotiation impasse.
• Officials say the move is aimed at improving lecturers’ welfare and maintaining stable academic calendars.

he Federal Government has reached a major milestone in its long-running negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), following the signing and implementation of a renegotiated agreement aimed at improving lecturers’ welfare and ensuring stability in Nigeria’s public universities.

The agreement, which concludes a dispute dating back to the 2009 ASUU-FG negotiations, provides for a 40% increase in the Consolidated Academic Allowance (CAA) for academic staff, effective January 1, 2026. Education Minister Dr. Tunji Alausa said the move demonstrates the government’s commitment to improving staff welfare and sustaining industrial harmony across federal universities.

Government officials have also argued that the agreement has contributed to the absence of prolonged ASUU strikes since 2023, helping to stabilize academic calendars in many public universities. The implementation follows the formal signing of the renegotiated agreement in January 2026 after extensive discussions between the government and ASUU.

Social media reactions

The development has generated mixed reactions on social media.

@NwambaJohn: “When he is busy nurturing Agberos in the whole of south west. Govt of the Agberos by the Agberos and for the Agberos.”

@jennifer_l67684: “If I don’t give you electricity, don’t vote for me again.. APC 2022 presidential candidate Bola Tinubu promise….”

@mefmabo: “Talk and do indeed. Where’s the electricity he promised?”

@dmightyangel: “He said it in 2023, and it is happening. Our University calendar is now stable. Another major milestone for Mr. President. He fixed it.”

@Alexbroun6: “Your among the olodo uprising if no one is telling you am letting you know now..”

@Youthinprocess: “Why is the quality of education declining especially without ASUU strike? What’s wrong?”

@idofoi: “He said it in 2023, and it is happening. Our University calendar is now stable. Another major milestone for Mr. President. He fixed it. Tinubu till 2031…”

@Deshysmalls: “A promise made, and a promise kept. Nigerian students no longer spend 6 years on a 4 year course, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made sure 4 years is 4 years.”

@TheAbisolaa: “This stable University Academic calender is forever going to get an Applause for the president, anytime, anyday…”

@Hon_Terab: “A leader that keeps his promises.”