Ekiti State University (EKSU) has become the first state university in Nigeria to implement the new salary structure for members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), with a 40% pay increase taking effect from March 2026.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Babatola Ayodele, confirmed that the institution has fully implemented the revised structure, with all ASUU members now receiving the enhanced remuneration.
The agreement includes a 40% salary increase for academic staff, improved pension benefits, provision for professors to earn a pension equivalent to their annual salary upon retirement at age 70, and a strengthened university funding model. The latter provides dedicated allocations for research, libraries, laboratories, equipment, and staff development—key components for workforce sustainability and institutional competitiveness.
“I am proud at this juncture to report that, with the uncommon support of our amiable Visitor to the University and Governor of Ekiti State, His Excellency Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, as well as our dynamic Governing Council, ably led by Prof. Akin Oyebode, EKSU has become the first state university in Nigeria to implement the recently approved salary structure for ASUU,” Ayodele said.
The salary adjustment forms part of an agreement reached between the Federal Government and ASUU in January 2026, formally resolving a 16-year dispute linked to the 2009 pact.
“The agreement, which took effect from January 1, 2026, brought to an end a 16-year dispute surrounding the 2009 pact,” Ayodele explained.
Ayodele commended ASUU leadership for its cooperation and reaffirmed management’s commitment to employee welfare. He added that revised salary structures for non-teaching staff would be implemented once negotiations are concluded and formally endorsed by the Federal Government.
