Federal Government has formalised the renegotiated 2009 agreement with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU).

The new agreement follows on the heels of a similar deal with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which was concluded five months ago.

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The renegotiated agreement was signed by SSANU and NASU President and General Secretary respectively; Mohammed Ibrahim and Peters Adeyemi, last Monday, in Abuja, on behalf of the unions, while Yayale Ahmed, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) signed for the government.

Ahmed chairs the federal government tertiary institution expanded negotiation committee, reconstituted in October 2025 by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa.

It would be recalled that ASUU’s renegotiation was concluded on January 14, but SSANU and NASU had accused the government of treating the unions unevenly in the process, a grievance that fuelled rising tension on campuses.

Monday’s agreement covers revised salary structures, higher allowances, and improved conditions of service for non-teaching staff, alongside university governance reforms and commitments to fully implement past collective bargaining agreements, issues that had long been sticking points for the unions.

It also provides for the settlement of outstanding arrears and allowances, after the unions had earlier rejected the government’s unilateral wage offers and held out for a negotiated outcome.