A New Vice Chancellor For MOAUM Soon - Gov Alia

It has been reported that the appointment of a substantive Vice Chancellor for the Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi MOAUM would be named soon. Daily Tigons report that, Secretary to the State Government in a release made available to the media house quoted the Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia as assuring on the appointment of substantive Vice Chancellor soon enough to facilitate both academic and administrative running of the institution.

On a related development, the report noted that Governor Alia has directed for the immediate implementation of the new minimum wage for staff of the university. In addition to the payment of salaries in 2025, the report stated that the state government was working on payment of the arrears soon.

It added that the Governor has approved the minimum wage template presented by ASUU chapter of MOAUM for the immediate implementation.

Similarly, he has reportedly approved for the immediate payment of arrears of the minimum wage which began from November 2023 to the present day.

According to the report, the government has "directed proper placement and the payment of salary entitlements to previously promoted staff of the university with immediate effect starting with October salaries." 

The report said also that the Governor's directive covered the payment entitlements of arrears on deferred promotion of all deserving staff and that the accumulated promotion entitlements from 2018 would be defrayed later!