The Federal government has actually authorized a brand-new welfare bundle for members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) in federal universities, increasing hazard allowances and other made benefits for eligible employees.
The modified remuneration, which takes retrospective effect from January 1, 2026, was consisted of in a circular released by the National Incomes, Incomes and Incomes Commission (NSIWC) on July 20, 2026, following a contract reached between the Federal Government and NASU on June 29.
Signed by the Acting Secretary of the commission, Adighiogu A. Chiadi, the circular was addressed to key government authorities, including the Chief of Staff to the President, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, ministers, irreversible secretaries and heads of federal agencies.
According to the commission, the approval covers the payment of the Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance and a review of numerous earned allowances for non-teaching staff in federal universities.
Among the major modifications is the upward review of laboratory, workshop, studio, scientific and occupational hazard allowances.
Under the new structure, staff members on the Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Income Structure (CONTISS) levels 1– 5 will get an annual risk allowance of N243,000, up from N180,000, representing an increase of N63,000. For personnel on CONTISS 6– 15, the allowance has been raised from N360,000 to N486,000 each year, reflecting a boost of N126,000.
Although the approved figures fall listed below the amounts proposed by NASU throughout settlements, they represent a significant enhancement on the previous rates.
The commission also retained existing provisions for call responsibility, shift task and scientific risk allowances in line with earlier NSIWC standards.
Regarding high-risk allowances, the government stated payments would continue to be administered through the Employee Settlement Plan in accordance with the Workers’ Compensation Act 2010 and pertinent commission directives, rather than as fixed annual allowances.
The brand-new plan also presents better obligation allowances for senior non-teaching officers.
Registrars and bursars will now get N840,000 every year, equivalent to N70,000 month-to-month, compared to the previous N750,000 annual rate.
Directors, who formerly had no obligation allowance, will now earn N600,000 every year, while deputy registrars, deputy bursars and deputy directors have been authorized for an annual obligation allowance of N480,000.
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Likewise, yearly duty allowances for heads of departments and units have increased from N300,000 to N360,000, while heads of areas will now get N150,000 yearly under a recently introduced category.
The Federal government also examined allowances for sightseeing tour, mentor practice and industrial guidance.
Under the modified structure, personnel on CONTISS 1– 5 will get N81,000 yearly, while those on CONTISS 6– 12 will make N108,000. Officers on CONTISS 13– 15 are to get N135,000 each year.
The exact same rates were approved for the Trainees Work Experience Programme (SWEP) allowance, changing the previous lower payments throughout the respective wage grades.
In addition, the federal government introduced a new annual uniform and protective clothing allowance of N80,000 for lab, workshop and studio workers throughout all salary levels covered by the agreement.
The commission further clarified that the Provision Tools Allowance has actually now been combined into the Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance.
It likewise mentioned that Job Supervision Allowance would not be carried out independently because job supervision already forms part of the official responsibilities of appropriate non-teaching workers.
Likewise, the Lab Students-to-Laboratory Staff Ratio Supplementation will be accommodated under the existing Excess Work framework.
The circular directed that the Excess Work Allowance should be gradually phased out. Under the existing plan, officers on CONTISS 09– 15 continue to get N3,500 per hour, subject to an optimum of 52 hours yearly, pending its eventual discontinuation.
The latest evaluation follows months of negotiations in between the Federal Government and NASU over enhanced well-being for non-teaching personnel in federal universities. The union had argued that a number of the allowances had actually remained unchanged considering that the 2009 agreement and no longer shown dominating financial truths, including inflation and the rising expense of living.
The approval likewise comes amidst the Federal government’s continuous efforts to sustain commercial consistency within the university system through enhanced remuneration, application of the new nationwide minimum wage, and continued engagement with university-based unions on wages, allowances and conditions of service.