This new agreement concludes the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN–ASUU Agreement.
Highlights of the agreement include:
– 40% salary increase for academic staff
– Improved pension benefits: Professors to earn pension equivalent to their annual salary at retirement (age 70)
– Better university funding model with dedicated allocations for research, libraries, labs, equipment, and staff development
– Proposed National Research Council (NRC) to fund research with at least 1% of Nigeria’s GDP
– Stronger university autonomy & academic freedom
– Elected academic leadership (Deans/Provosts), with only professors eligible
– Agreement takes effect from January 1, 2026, and will be reviewed after 3 years
– No victimization of anyone involved in the struggle during the course of drafting the new agreement.
