Kwara State University, Malete, will begin the payment of the N70,000 new minimum wage to staff of the institution next month.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that Chairman of the Governing Council, Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali, who disclosed this decision, noted that this was done to encourage industrial harmony and boost the commitment of staff to the vision of the institution.
He noted that the payment of the new minimum wage will be effective from December 2024.
The statement added that Professor Ambali made this disclosure while receiving the executives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ibadan Zone, at the Council Chamber of the institution’s Business School, Ilorin on Thursday, November 28, 2024.
The Governing Council Chairman, who noted that the University is in tune with the philosophy of ASUU which encourages prioritizing enabling working environment and good welfare, added that the Council of the institution would continue to strive to motivate staff to continue to give their best to the University.
Professor Ambali added that other efforts put in place to enhance employee welfare included consequential adjustment to salaries, the one hundred thousand Naira (#100,000) tuition fees rebate for biological children of staff, the fifty thousand Naira (#50,000) monthly stipend for staff with disability, and a subsidized transportation scheme to ease staff movement to and from Malete.
He added that the Council of the University is in talks with the State Government on the concerns of the Union in the University regarding the payment of Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) to the members of the Union.
Professor Ambali commended the ASUU leadership for their style of exploring non-combative means to address their members’ concerns, noting that the agitations of the Union led to the establishment of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) which is now the major source of infrastructural and training support for institutions in the country.
Earlier, the Zonal Coordinator of the Ibadan Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, Comrade Oyegoke Oyebamiji emphasized the need for more funding of universities as the only way to ensure that institutions run effectively to address societal needs.
While appealing to the State Government to heed the calls of the Union for the reinstatement of subvention to the University and the payment of Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) to staff, Comrade Oyebamiji ,who was in the company of other executive members from the Ibadan Zone, commended the quality of administration and understanding between staff and management of Kwara State University, which had prevented local strike action in the institution-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
