The Federal Government on Tuesday released the long-awaited June 2025 salaries of university lecturers and other staff across tertiary institutions, prompting the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) branches nationwide to call off their no-pay-no-work action and resume academic activities.

This development comes after weeks of unrest in several federal universities, where ASUU members had downed tools in protest over what they described as persistent delays in salary payments spanning five months.

The delay, according to university authorities, stemmed from the recent migration of university staff from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), a process overseen by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.

Following the disbursement of June salaries, several ASUU branches issued memos to their members instructing them to return to work. At Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, the branch chairperson, Dr. Haruna Angulu, confirmed that lecturers had resumed duties after confirming the receipt of their June payments.

Similar memos were circulated at the Federal University, Kashere, and the University of Jos, where staff were directed to resume work in light of the cleared salary backlog.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, applauded the restoration of calm across public tertiary institutions, describing it as a result of “sustained dialogue, mutual respect, and the genuine commitment of the present administration.”

“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,” Dr. Alausa said.

He reiterated that the welfare of academic and non-academic staff remains a top priority under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for national development through education.

“We are meeting demands in phases, and we are doing so respectfully and consistently. Our children are the heartbeat of the nation, and their uninterrupted education is non-negotiable.”

Dr. Alausa assured that the government would continue to improve staff welfare and protect the integrity of the academic calendar, affirming its resolve to maintain an open line of communication with all unions in the sector.