The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the withheld salaries of academics under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nigerianewsabroad reports.
Reliable sources in the academic sector confirmed the development to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday.
The chairperson, ASUU at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Gbolahan Bolarin, who confirmed the developmentnon the record, said, “Yes, it is true. Payment has started rolling in.”
President Bola Tinubu Tinubu had in October 2023 approved the release of four of the eight months’ ASUU withheld salaries of the workers.
By Remilekun Awokoya