The Federal Government, on Tuesday, released the June 2025 salaries of lecturers and other tertiary institution-based workers.

Following the release of salaries, branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities wrote to their members to resume work.

Recall that chapters of the union across certain federal universities had declared a no-pay-no-work policy, following what they described as consistent delay in payment of monthly salaries over five months.

The delay was attributed to the migration of academics from the IPPIS platform to the GIFMIS platform by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.

The branch chairperson at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Dr Haruna Angulu noted that the members had resumed following the payment of the June 2025 salaries.

A memo from ASUU, Federal University, Kashere, also told members to resume work following the payment of the initially delayed salaries.

At the University of Jos, a memo from the bursary noted that salaries had been paid, prompting the striking lecturers back to work.

Meanwhile the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, in a statement on Tuesday noted that the current atmosphere of stability across tertiary institutions was the result of sustained dialogue, mutual respect, and genuine commitment by the present administration to address the demands of academic and non-academic staff unions.

“It is not by coincidence that Nigerian public tertiary institutions have remained open and stable for the past two years, something that has not happened in several decades.

“This is a reflection of our government’s unwavering commitment to maintaining cordial relationships with all stakeholders in the education sector.

“We are meeting demands in phases, and we are doing so respectfully and consistently,” the minister said.

Alausa stressed that the welfare of both academic and non-academic staff remained a top priority for the Federal Government and was in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for human capital development.

He reassured the academics that the government would not relent in improving working conditions and protecting the academic calendar.

“Our children are the heartbeat of the nation, and their uninterrupted education is non-negotiable.

“The Federal Government will continue to work closely with all unions in the education sector to ensure that the gates of our institutions remain open,” he added.