The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has confirmed that some of their members have begun receiving their November salaries.
The union stated that the month’s salaries were paid in full however, the 8-month arrears remained withheld by the Federal Government.
A senior member of the union at the Bayero University Kano confirmed this to The PUNCH in Abuja on Wednesday.
“Some of our members have started receiving salaries and I can confirm to you that we received our full salaries for the month of November. However, the arrears are still withheld,” he said.
the Federal Government has so far, refused to pay the striking lecturers for the eight months which the union embarked on strike.
The lecturers, in October 2022 were also paid pro-rata (half-pay) according to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige.
Lecturers across the country have been protesting against this decision by the Federal Government.
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