Taraba Varsity Lecturers Earn Less Than Peers In Nigeria – ASUU

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University (TSU) chapter, has faulted claims that the institution’s lecturers are the highest paid in Nigeria.
The union insisted that salary comparisons with other universities revealed significant disparities in remuneration across universities nationwide.
The chairman ASUU-TSU branch, Dr Joshua Garba Mbave, in a statement he issued in Jalingo, called on the state government to settle salary arrears dating back to January 2026 and fully implement the 2025 agreement between the federal government and the union.
He said the claims circulating on social media misrepresented the financial realities facing the state-owned univer...