{"id":16143,"date":"2025-12-24T17:03:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T17:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news\/at-last-nigerian-govt-asuu-seal-new-deal\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T17:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T17:03:43","slug":"at-last-nigerian-govt-asuu-seal-new-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news\/at-last-nigerian-govt-asuu-seal-new-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"At last, Nigerian Govt, ASUU seal new deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ASUUFG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"At last, Nigerian Govt, ASUU seal new deal\" title=\"At last, Nigerian Govt, ASUU seal new deal\" \/><\/div><p>At last, Nigerian Govt, ASUU seal new deal, <!-- no image -->,  <\/p>\n<p>The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the Federal Government have concluded the long-awaited renegotiation of the 2009 FGN\u2013ASUU Agreement, ending years of protracted talks and disputes over the welfare of academics and funding of public universities.<\/p>\n<p>The development was disclosed by ASUU in a statement shared on its official Facebook page on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement is scheduled to take effect from January 1, 2026, and will be reviewed after three years.<\/p>\n<p>ASUU announced that the new agreement was reached on December 23, 2025, following extensive negotiations between both parties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter years of delays, negotiations, and struggles, ASUU has officially reached a new agreement with the Federal Government on December 23, 2025, concluding the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN\u2013ASUU Agreement,\u201d ASUU said.<\/p>\n<p>Under the agreement, academic staff in Nigerian public universities will receive a 40 per cent salary increase, while pension benefits have been significantly improved.<\/p>\n<p>Professors are to earn pension equivalent to their annual salary upon retirement at the age of 70.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement also introduces a new university funding model with dedicated allocations for research, libraries, laboratories, equipment and staff development.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a National Research Council is proposed to fund research activities with at least one per cent of Nigeria\u2019s Gross Domestic Product.<\/p>\n<p>Other provisions include stronger university autonomy and academic freedom, the election of academic leaders such as Deans and Provosts, with eligibility restricted to professors, and a commitment that no individual will be victimised for participating in past industrial actions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2025\/12\/24\/at-last-nigerian-govt-asuu-seal-new-deal\/\">At last, Nigerian Govt, ASUU seal new deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>, Education &#8211; Daily Post Nigeria, December 24, 2025, 5:03 pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At last, Nigerian Govt, ASUU seal new deal, , The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the Federal Government have concluded the long-awaited renegotiation of the 2009 FGN\u2013ASUU Agreement, ending years of protracted talks and disputes over the welfare of academics and funding of public universities. 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