The new package targets members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, and introduces higher allowances covering responsibility, hazard, student supervision, and professional tools.
The approval was conveyed in a circular dated 20th July 2026 with reference number SWC/S/04/S.149/IV/1071. It was issued by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission and signed by the Acting Secretary, Adighiogu A. Chiadi.
The circular was sent to top government officials including the Chief of Staff to the President, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Head of Civil Service, Accountant-General, Permanent Secretaries, and heads of all relevant MDAs and federal institutions.
According to the Commission, the review is based on an agreement reached between government representatives and NASU leadership on 29th June 2026. Implementation is scheduled to begin from 1st January 2026.
The revised structure has two broad parts: the Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance, CONTTA, and an upward review of Earned Allowances.
CONTTA is meant to cushion costs that non-teaching staff incur in the course of their work. This includes payment for professional body subscriptions, attendance at conferences and refresher courses, procurement of IT facilities and data, as well as purchase of relevant professional documents such as Acts, Gazettes, Circulars and Public Service Rules.
On Earned Allowances, the circular outlines new annual rates tied to grade and position. Registrars and Bursars will now get ₦840,000 per year, broken down as ₦70,000 monthly. Directors are placed on ₦600,000 annually, or ₦50,000 monthly.
Deputy Registrars, Deputy Bursars and Deputy Directors will receive ₦480,000 per year, equivalent to ₦40,000 monthly. Heads of Departments and Units are to get ₦360,000 annually, ₦30,000 monthly. Heads of Sections will receive ₦150,000 per year, ₦12,500 monthly.
Staff who work in environments with health and safety risks were also considered. Officers on CONTISS 1 to 5 will receive ₦243,000 annually as hazard allowance, while those on CONTISS 6 to 15 will get ₦486,000 annually.
For academic-related support duties, the government approved higher payments. Personnel involved in field trips, teaching practice and industrial supervision will now earn between ₦81,000 and ₦135,000 per year depending on grade level.
Similarly, officers supervising students under the Students Work Experience Programme, SWEP, will receive annual allowances within the same ₦81,000 to ₦135,000 range.
To address cost of uniforms and protective clothing, all eligible non-teaching staff irrespective of grade will receive ₦80,000 annually.
The Commission noted that some of NASU’s requests could not be granted. The request for a separate Project Supervision Allowance was rejected on the ground that supervision is already part of the normal duties of non-teaching staff.
The demand for a Provision Tools Allowance was also not approved separately because it has been absorbed into the new CONTTA.
The circular stated that existing rates for Call Duty, Shift Duty and Clinical Hazard Allowances will remain unchanged. Excess Workload Allowance will also continue to be paid based on the terms agreed in the 2009 agreement.
The NSIWC directed all Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies, as well as Federal Universities and other affected institutions, to effect the new payments from January 2026. Any clarification or enquiry regarding the circular is to be sent directly to the Commission.
Labor observers say the adjustment addresses long-standing welfare concerns raised by NASU and is expected to improve morale and productivity among non-teaching staff in federal tertiary institutions.
With implementation set for the new year, university administrators have been urged to begin budgetary preparations to accommodate the new allowances.
