ASUU Reports 84 Lecturers Died in Three Months Due to Unpaid Salaries
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reported the deaths of 84 of its members between May and August 2024, citing economic hardship and unpaid salaries as contributing factors.
ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, shared this information during an appearance on Channels Television’s socio-political program “Inside Sources” with Laolu Akande.
“In the past three months, from May to August 2024, Nigerian universities lost 84 academics to death because of what our people are going through,” Osodeke stated.
He highlighted the dire situation faced by university staff, noting that the government continues to withhold salaries while implementing policies like fuel and electricity price hikes, exacerbating ongoing financial struggles.
Osodeke criticised the Federal Government’s “no-work, no-pay” policy, which affects salaries during strikes, stating, “Despite this crisis, you are holding somebody’s three-and-a-half or more salaries on the no-work, no-pay. People are trying to survive, and everything is gone now.”
He called for increased funding for university education, emphasising that to ensure the sector’s optimal functioning, lecturers must be adequately compensated.
Osodeke shared that, after 15 years as a professor, he earns only N420,000 per month, making it clear that Nigerian lecturers cannot compete globally without better financial support.
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