The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has expressed disappointment and concern over the delay in payment of February salaries to workers in federal universities.
In a statement issued by the union’s National President, Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, SSANU lamented that the delay has triggered considerable financial hardship for its members and their dependents.
The union also called on the federal government team to speed up the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement process with non-teaching university unions to bring it to a credible and conclusive end.
SSANU warned that the delayed salary payment is having far-reaching consequences, undermining trust in the system, dampening staff morale, and ultimately impacting productivity and university performance.
“Staff who dedicate their time and expertise to sustaining the university system deserve timely remuneration for their services”.
Adding that, “SSANU considers this development deeply troubling and calls on the relevant authorities, especially the GIFMIS office in the office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) to urgently address the delay and ensure the immediate payment of February salaries to restore confidence and stability within the university system.
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“Investigations conducted reveal that the inconsistent approach in handling payment of Universities staff salaries, which involved jumping from GIFMIS to REMITA and back in the last few months, has clearly shown the government’s inconsistency in policy direction. We recommend that the government should consider adopting the REMITA platform as the channel for paying university workers’ salaries because of its seamless and reliable nature.
“Furthermore, SSANU expresses serious concern over the slow pace of the ongoing renegotiation process between SSANU, NASU, and the Federal Government. While we acknowledge the efforts of the Chairman of the Federal Government Renegotiation Committee, Mal. Yayale Ahmed, whose leadership and commitment have contributed to the progress made so far, the overall process has yet to reach a conclusive and satisfactory resolution.
SSANU demands immediate payment of outstanding February 2026 salaries and transparency on negotiation status from the Federal Government.
