ASUU REPORTS 84 LECTURERS’ DEATHS, DEMANDS FULL PAYMENT OF WITHHELD SALARIES, INCREASED FUNDING(DETAILS)
ASUU reports that 84 lecturers have died between May and August 2024 due to economic hardship and unpaid salaries ASUU president Emmanuel Osodeke, who disclosed this, called for increased funding and full payment of withheld salaries to motivate lecturers ASUU also issued a 14-day ultimatum to the federal government to resolve lingering issues, including the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.
In a distressing revelation, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reported the deaths of 84 lecturers between May and August
2024. The union attributed the development to economic hardship and unpaid salaries.
He highlighted the severe impact of withheld salaries under the ‘no-work, no-pay’ policy, coupled with rising fuel and electricity costs, on the lives of university staff.
Osodeke called for increased funding for university education in Nigeria, emphasizing that lecturers must be motivated to ensure the sector functions optimally.
He revealed that despite his 15 years as a professor, he earns only N420,000 per month, a salary he argues is insufficient for Nigerian lecturers to compete globally.
Osodeke insisted that ASUU members must be fully compensated for the entire period of the 2022 industrial action, arguing that the Tinubu administration has not done lecturers any favors by clearing only four months of their withheld salaries.
