University-based unions in the federal government-owned universities in the country are currently in dispute over the move by government to release N50 billion for the payment of Earned Academic Allowances (EAA).
National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) said that following the meeting of the Minister of Education with the Technical Committee on the Non-regular Earned Allowances” dated 4th April 2025, the minister wrote to the Academic Staff Union of Universities that “N50 billion for the payment of Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) for University Staff should be released for payment in the next one week”.
However, the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) at its 58th regular National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on 9th and 10th of April, frowned at what it described as selective and discriminatory action of the federal government, warning that it as a threat to industrial harmony being enjoyed in campuses.
